# The Other Professor — Sylvie and Bruno character guide

> The Other Professor in Sylvie and Bruno by Lewis Carroll.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** X, The Professor

**First appearance:** 0010-volume-i-x-the-other-professor

## Who they are

A second professor, often confused with the first, who invents things.

## In the story

### [X: The Other Professor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/chapters/volume-i-x-the-other-professor)

Found sleeping over a book, sings a 'Pig-Tale' poorly, and discusses the order of events for the lecture and banquet.

### [XI: Peter and Paul](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/chapters/volume-i-xi-peter-and-paul)

Recites the poem 'Peter and Paul' to Sylvie and Bruno.

### [A Musical Gardener](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/chapters/volume-i-xii-a-musical-gardener)

Engages in a confusing discussion about division and nerves, and later gets lost, prompting a search.

### [Gammon and Spinach](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/chapters/volume-ii-xx-gammon-and-spinach)

The Other Professor is found sitting in a cupboard, eating nuts, and asks about the lecture.

### [The Banquet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/chapters/volume-ii-xxii-the-banquet)

Trips into the banquet, reads a book, and makes brief remarks.

### [The Pig-Tale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/chapters/volume-ii-xxiii-the-pig-tale)

Recites the Pig-Tale poem and later falls into the fireplace.

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