# Hermann von Schmidt — Martin Eden character guide

> Hermann von Schmidt in Martin Eden by Jack London.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Hermann

**First appearance:** 0021-xx

## Who they are

A German tailor who marries Marian and criticizes Martin.

## Relationships

### [Martin Eden](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/martin_eden_se/characters/martin_eden)

_rivalry_

Hermann is Gertrude's husband who resents Martin's intellectual pursuits and treats him with contempt, reinforcing class tensions within the family.

### [Martin Eden](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/martin_eden_se/characters/martin_eden)

_rivalry_

Hermann is Gertrude's husband who resents Martin's intellectual pursuits and treats him with contempt, reinforcing class tensions within the family.

### [Martin Eden](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/martin_eden_se/characters/martin_eden)

_rivalry_

Hermann is Gertrude's husband who resents Martin's intellectual pursuits and treats him with contempt, reinforcing class tensions within the family.

## In the story

### [Chapter XXIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/martin_eden_se/chapters/xxix)

Marian's fiancé, who objects to Martin's poem about Marian and pressures her to have it destroyed.

### [Chapter XXXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/martin_eden_se/chapters/xxxiv)

Refuses to repair Martin's bicycle and insults him over the phone, deepening Martin's alienation.

### [XLIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/martin_eden_se/chapters/xliv)

Hermann exploits Martin's fame to advance his business, securing a bicycle store agency and planning for an automobile garage, while privately dismissing Martin's work.

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

Hermann von Schmidt and Marian come to say goodbye to Martin on his last day.

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