# Hofrat Behrens — The Magic Mountain character guide

> Hofrat Behrens in The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Behrens, Herr Hofrat Behrens, the Hofrat, Rhadamanthus

**First appearance:** 0005-number-34

## Who they are

The director and chief doctor of the Berghof sanatorium, a tall, moody, and painterly figure.

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