What is Dr. Seward's first name in Dracula?

Dr. Seward’s first name in Dracula is John. He is one of the novel’s principal investigators and serves as the administrator of an asylum near Carfax, one of Count Dracula’s English properties.

Seward is a physician with a strong interest in modern medical science. He records his observations on a phonograph, a relatively new technology in the 1890s, and many sections of the novel are presented as transcripts of his recordings. His clinical notes about Renfield, a patient who consumes flies, spiders, and other creatures, provide one of the book’s most memorable scientific viewpoints on supernatural events.

John Seward also connects several major characters. He is friends with Arthur Holmwood and Quincey Morris, and all three propose to Lucy Westenra. After Lucy becomes mysteriously ill, Seward summons his former teacher, Abraham Van Helsing, whose expertise helps reveal the vampire’s involvement. Adaptations sometimes alter Seward’s role, name, or profession, which can cause confusion with characters such as Jack Seward or Arthur Holmwood. In Stoker’s original novel, however, the canonical name is John Seward; “Jack” is used as a familiar form of John.