# George Thomas — Krakatit character guide

> George Thomas in Krakatit by Karel Čapek.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** George, George Thomas, Thomas, Mr. Thomas, Mr. George Thomas, this Thomas, Engineer Thomas, Mr. Engineer Thomas, the missing Thomas, Dr. Thomas, old Dr. Thomas, Dear Mr. Thomas, Herrn Thomas, Thomas⁠

**First appearance:** 0000-i

## Who they are

Prokop's fellow engineer, whose disappearance with the Krakatit secret and reappearance in the shadows of Grottup make him both rival and warning.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/krakatit_se/chapters/i)

Former classmate from the Polytechnic, who encounters Prokop and tries to assist him.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/krakatit_se/chapters/ii)

Brings Prokop to his flat, cares for him, and listens to his feverish talk.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/krakatit_se/chapters/iii)

Tends to Prokop, applying cold compresses and listening to his feverish talk, attempting to learn the secret of Krakatit.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/krakatit_se/chapters/iv)

Leaves for Tynice, hinting at suicide and carrying a revolver.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/krakatit_se/chapters/v)

The intended recipient of the parcel; Prokop plans to travel to Tynice to find him.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/krakatit_se/chapters/vi)

Mentioned as the son of the old gentleman; Prokop seeks him but learns he is in Prague.

### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/krakatit_se/chapters/viii)

Mentioned as having quarreled with the doctor and not visited for over a year.

### [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/krakatit_se/chapters/xiii)

Prokop suspects him of stealing the Krakatit formula during his illness and selling it to Carson. He is also the intended recipient of the sealed package from the veiled girl.

### [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/krakatit_se/chapters/xiv)

Mentioned as the doctor's son, who has been absent for two years and is the subject of Prokop's urgent search.

### [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/krakatit_se/chapters/xv)

Thomas is the elusive target of Prokop's search; his abandoned flat and correspondence reveal his fraudulent business practices and numerous romantic entanglements.

### [XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/krakatit_se/chapters/xvi)

Prokop searches for him but finds no trace, only old relics and a dead end.

### [XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/krakatit_se/chapters/xvii)

Mentioned as having stolen and sold Krakatit, and now on the run.

### [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/krakatit_se/chapters/xviii)

Mentioned as the one who might know how to prepare Krakatit, and who had a high frequency generator installed.

### [XX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/krakatit_se/chapters/xx)

Mentioned in Sir Reginald's letter as the colleague who informed him about Krakatit.

### [XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/krakatit_se/chapters/xxi)

Prokop asks about his whereabouts, but neither Carson reveals it.

### [XXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/krakatit_se/chapters/xxii)

Prokop decides to find him, believing he knows the veiled lady's identity.

### [XXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/krakatit_se/chapters/xxiii)

Prokop's primary goal is to find Thomas, but Carson avoids the topic.

### [XLVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/krakatit_se/chapters/xlvi)

Mentioned as being at the Powder Works in Grottup, but his experiments are failing.

### [LII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/krakatit_se/chapters/lii)

Absent from the scene but central to the chapter; he refuses to see Prokop, focused on his work, and his factory explodes as a result.

## Links

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