# Mr. Knopf — The Old Man in the Corner character guide

> Mr. Knopf in The Old Man in the Corner by Baroness Orczy.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mr. Ferdinand Knopf, Knopf, Mr. Knopf⁠

**First appearance:** 0005-iv-the-robbery-in-phillimore-terrace

## Who they are

A businessman involved in a theft case.

## In the story

### [IV: The Robbery in Phillimore Terrace](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/chapters/iv-the-robbery-in-phillimore-terrace)

The diamond merchant who leaves for Brighton after receiving an urgent letter about his brother, leaving Robertson in charge of the diamonds.

### [A Night’s Adventure](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/chapters/v-a-night-s-adventure)

Middle-aged jeweller of Hebrew extraction; victim of the robbery, returns from Brighton and identifies the diamonds found in the garden.

### [VI: All He Knew](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/chapters/vi-all-he-knew)

One of the diamond merchants; revealed to have impersonated his servant Robertson and orchestrated the theft.

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