New German teacher at Brookfield who befriends Chipping and invites him on a walking holiday in Austria. During their trip, he comments on the color of the Danube River, contrasting with Chipping's romantic view. Later, Chips discovers that Staefel died fighting on the German side during the First World War and honors him by reading his name at the school chapel.
Fellow staff member at the same school.
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