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Professor Markham

Professor Markham is the head archivist and instructor of the Scribe Quadrant in Fourth Wing. He also teaches Battle Brief alongside Professor Devera.

Lewis Markham
Name Lewis Markham
Age Unknown
Species Human
Status Alive
Quadrant Scribe
Rank/Title Colonel, Professor
Eye Color Unknown
Hair Color Unknown
Appears in Fourth Wing (2023), Iron Flame (2023), Onyx Storm (2025)

Biography

Professor Colonel Lewis Markham is a scribe at Basgiath War College who serves as the Curator (Head) of the Scribe Quadrant. Professor Colonel Lewis Markham is the Curator of the Scribe Quadrant at Basgiath War College. A scribe and historian, he authored Navarre, An Unedited History and teaches Battle Brief with Professor Devera. He also mentored Violet Sorrengail as one of his most promising students before she transferred to the Riders Quadrant.

Professor Markham is deeply involved in managing and controlling information—what gets told in public, what stays classified, and how border attacks or threats are discussed in Battle Brief. He has been implicated in serious moral choices, including the killing of Navil Jacek for wanting an account of a possibly fabricated attack.

Physical Description

Professor Markham is generally calm and reserved in demeanor. He wears a cream-colored tunic befitting his Scribe profession, has thick silver eyebrows, a bulbous nose, and often an unreadable expression.