# Conrad Wiegand — Roughing It character guide

> Conrad Wiegand in Roughing It by Mark Twain.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Conrad

**First appearance:** 0001-roughing-it

## Who they are

A German miner involved in a notable incident in the camps.

## In the story

### [Appendix C: Concerning a Frightful Assassination That Was Never Consummated](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/roughing_it_se/chapters/appendix-c)

The subject of the appendix, a harmless, self-important man who fancies himself a revolutionary force. He is the superintendent of the Gold Hill Assay Office, a street preacher, and editor of the 'People's Tribune.' He narrates his own persecution and near-assassination in grandiose terms.

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