Professor Tarantoga
Professor Tarantoga (full name: Astral Sternu Tarantoga), xenozoologist, traveller, and inventor, is a fictional character from science fiction works by Stanislaw Lem. [1]
Tarantoga is the main character of four plays (published and broadcast by radio; some adapted for TV). Originally he appeared in The Star Diaries as a friend of the space adventurer Ijon Tichy and later appeared in some other works of Lem.[1]
Tarantoga is professor of xenozoology at the University at Fomalhaut, chairman of the editorial committee for Ijon Tichy Opera Omnia ("Działa Wszystkie Ijona Tichego"), inventor and creator of various fascinating devices (most of which being parodies of common science fiction tropes). [1]
