# Dr. Marcus Lang — Short Fiction character guide

> Dr. Marcus Lang in Short Fiction by Poul Anderson.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Lang, the great Dr. Lang

**First appearance:** 0000-star-ship

## Who they are

A great doctor or scientist.

## In the story

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_44_se/chapters/iv)

Referred to as Hawkins, the old man is a psychometrist recalled to Main Base to work on fleet personnel.

### [What Shall It Profit?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_44_se/chapters/what-shall-it-profit)

Director of the Institute of Human Biology, who defends the Institute's secrecy and discusses preliminary research on aging.

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