Verhoogen Family

Verhoogen Family
General Information
Estate	Verhoogen Mansion
Association	Village of Fowl Devotees
Behind the Scenes
Appearances	The Vile Village

“	Yes! Put the orphans to bed and burn Olaf at the stake!	”
	— a member of the Verhoogen family, The Vile Village

The Verhoogen Family are several residents of the Village of Fowl Devotees.

Biography

“	It's the tattoo!	”
	— a member of the Verhoogen family, The Vile Village

The Verhoogen Family seems to be rich, as they reside in a mansion even in the small, isolated town of the Village of Fowl Devotees.

One of Hector's jobs as handyman, considered a chore, is to polish all of their doorknobs. This job transferred to the Baudelaire orphans during their stay in the town.

After Jacques Snicket's arrest, being mistaken for Count Olaf, a member of the Verhoogen family calls out for the orphans to be put to bed while they burn "Olaf" at the stake. As Snicket is taken away, the family jokes with Mr. Lesko, showing how little they care about the sentencing.

Days later, as the town is chasing escaping Baudelaires, Detective Dupin loses a shoe, and one of the Verhoogens recognizes his tattoo and identifies him as the real Count Olaf.

Trivia

• The family could potentially be named after John Verhoogen, a Belgian-American geologist and geophysicist.

Appearances

Books
A Series of Unfortunate Events (Books)
1. The Bad Beginning (1999):	Absent	7. The Vile Village (2001):	Debut
2. The Reptile Room (1999):	Absent	8. The Hostile Hospital (2001):	Absent
3. The Wide Window (2000):	Absent	9. The Carnivorous Carnival (2002):	Absent
4. The Miserable Mill (2000):	Absent	10. The Slippery Slope (2003):	Absent
5. The Austere Academy (2000):	Absent	11. The Grim Grotto (2004):	Absent
6. The Ersatz Elevator (2001):	Absent	12. The Penultimate Peril (2005):	Absent
13. The End (2006):		Absent
All the Wrong Questions
Who Could That Be at This Hour? (2012):	Absent	Shouldn't You Be in School? (2014):	Absent
When Did You See Her Last? (2013):	Absent	Why Is This Night Different from All Other Nights? (2015):	Absent
File Under: 13 Suspicious Incidents (2014):		Absent
Snicketverse
Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography (2002):		Absent
The Dismal Dinner (2004):		Absent
The Beatrice Letters (2006):		Absent
29 Myths on the Swinster Pharmacy (2014):		Absent
The Hero of the Story (2017):		Absent
Poison for Breakfast (2021):		Absent
Other Snicket Books
The Baby in the Manger (2002):		Absent
The Latke Who Couldn't Stop Screaming (2007):		Absent
The Lump of Coal (2008):		Absent
The Composer Is Dead (2009):		Absent
13 Words (2010):		Absent
The Dark (2013):		Absent
Goldfish Ghost (2017):		Absent