# Professor Owen — The Water-Babies character guide

> Professor Owen in The Water-Babies by Charles Kingsley.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0009-viii

## Who they are

A real-life scientist mentioned in the book's commentary.

## Relationships

### [Tom](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_babies_se/characters/tom)

_rivalry_

Professor Owen is a skeptical scientist who dismisses Tom's water-baby existence, embodying narrow rationalism.

### [The Baltas](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_babies_se/characters/the_baltas)

_professional_

Professor Owen studies the Baltas (fossil creatures) as a scientist, representing his materialist worldview.

### [Tom](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_babies_se/characters/tom)

_rivalry_

Professor Owen is a skeptical scientist who dismisses Tom's water-baby existence, embodying narrow rationalism.

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