# Willard Fiske — The Autobiography of Mark Twain character guide

> Willard Fiske in The Autobiography of Mark Twain by Mark Twain.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Professor Willard Fiske, young Fiske, Fiske

**First appearance:** 0020-volume-i-old-lecture-days-in-boston

## Who they are

A professor and friend from Twain's early lecturing days.

## Relationships

### [Livy Clemens](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_autobiography_of_mark_twain_se/characters/livy_clemens)

_friendship_

Close friends, with Fiske often visiting the Clemens home and sharing intellectual interests.

### [Clara Spaulding](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_autobiography_of_mark_twain_se/characters/clara_spaulding)

_friendship_

Mutual friends through the Clemens circle, sharing social and literary interests.

### [Livy Clemens](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_autobiography_of_mark_twain_se/characters/livy_clemens)

_friendship_

Close friends, with Fiske often visiting the Clemens home and sharing intellectual interests.

## In the story

### [Tuesday, April 10, 1906](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_autobiography_of_mark_twain_se/chapters/volume-ii-tuesday-april-10-1906)

Professor and central figure in the Fiske-Cornell episode; married Miss McGraw, resisted accepting her fortune, and later sued Cornell over the will.

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