In Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein', what is the name of the scientist?

In Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein', the scientist is Victor Frankenstein.

Victor is a young Swiss scientist who becomes obsessed with discovering the secret of life. At the University of Ingolstadt, he studies chemistry and related natural sciences, then assembles a living creature from human remains. Horrified by the result, he abandons it, setting off the tragic conflict that drives the novel.

Shelley’s full title, 'Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus', links Victor to the mythological Prometheus, who stole fire for humanity. The novel was first published in 1818 and combines Gothic horror with questions about scientific ambition, responsibility, isolation, and the consequences of creating life without accepting moral responsibility for it.

A famous popular-culture mistake is calling the creature “Frankenstein.” In Shelley’s novel, Frankenstein is the creator’s surname; the being he brings to life is never given a personal name. Robert Walton is the explorer who records Victor’s story, while Henry Clerval is Victor’s friend—not the scientist who creates the creature.