Sartor Resartus · Character

Andreas Futteral

The humble rural guardian who found an infant in his orchard and raised him into a philosopher, never guessing what name the child would make.

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Also known as Andreas, the deceased Andreas Futteral

First appearance: I: Genesis

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Teufelsdröckh's adoptive father; a simple, hardworking man.

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Book II
Teufelsdröckh's adoptive father; a simple, hardworking man.
I: Genesis
A former Prussian grenadier sergeant and regimental schoolmaster, now a gardener; he and his wife Gretchen receive the infant Teufelsdröckh.
II: Idyllic
Teufelsdröckh's father, whose battle reminiscences and patriarchal presence inspired a sense of adventure and history in the young boy.
Pedagogy
Mentioned as Father Andreas, accompanying young Teufelsdröckh to the Hinterschlag Gymnasium.
XI: Tailors
Not directly present in the excerpt, but part of the biographical context.

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