Eric Stahlman

Professor Eric Stahlman was the founder and head scientist of the Inferno Project.

Biography
Eric Stahlman grew up in the ruins of post-war Germany (PROSE: Inferno) and became a scientist, founding the Inferno Project. (TV: Inferno) He was known to Dame Emily Shaw, who described him as an "old goat". (AUDIO: The Last Post)

Stahlman was obsessed with completing the project quickly and fought anyone who might delay it — including Sir Keith Gold, Greg Sutton and the Third Doctor. He was infected with Stahlman's ooze and mutated into a Primord. He was killed when the Doctor and Sutton sprayed him with a fire extinguisher. (TV: Inferno)

Appearance
According to one account, Stahlman was a burly man. (PROSE: Inferno)

Behind the scenes

 * "Stahlman" translates from German as "Man of Steel", a pseudonym used by Joseph Stalin.