Chief translator Howard LaFresque (Spoilers)

[-=John=-]

I believe it's his father, as in the visions induced by the artefacts around the place his father is often mentioned, and later on the name Howard is thrown in. It's the only clue I picked up when I played anyway. Also another interesting thing is that Howard is still alive according to the staff sheet you pick up when you go to the final area. It was last updated in 2000, I'm not sure which year Penumbra is set in but I don't remember seeing any date later than 2001.

It could be that Howard is still alive and is a member of the cult that captures Phillip at the end (this is speculation, but I can't really think of any other scenario that makes sense). Perhaps in future episodes we will even meet him assuming he's alive