# Selim von Ohlmhorst — Short Fiction character guide

> Selim von Ohlmhorst in Short Fiction by H. Beam Piper.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Old Selim von Ohlmhorst, Selim, von Ohlmhorst

**First appearance:** 0043-ministry-of-disturbance

## Who they are

An elderly scholar on an alien world.

## In the story

### [Omnilingual](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_24_se/chapters/omnilingual)

Decides to stay on Mars permanently to pursue Martian archaeology, rejecting his previous Hittitology career.

### [Crossroads of Destiny](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_24_se/chapters/crossroads-of-destiny)

The sandy-haired man who critiques the show's emphasis and suggests using alternate probability theory.

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