In the book he is only refered to as the Time Traveller. No name was ever given.
Actually if you ever saw the movie you would hear people refer to him as Alex Har.tegan
If you mean the narrator then the name is not given other that he being referred to as the "Time Traveler" .
H.G. Wells is the author of the book 'The Time Machine'. The novel was first published in 1895 and is considered one of the earliest works of science fiction literature.
HG WELLS.
The Time Machine
The Time Machine was hard to control where in time it went. Everything flashed by too quickly.
The cannibalistic beasts in HG Wells' book "The Time Machine" are called Morlocks. They are a species that evolved underground in the distant future and prey on the Eloi, another species that lives above ground.
H.G. Wells' first novel was "The Time Machine," published in 1895. This science fiction classic follows the adventures of a time traveler who journeys far into the future.
As of yet, the time machine has not been created, however, HG Wells wrote a book about what it might be like to take one on a ride.
HG Wells had two brothers who teased him all the time.
It is a literary device or ploy if you like to get the reader to identify with the narrator - make the reader feel like he is the time traveler and have a more intimate connection with the story.
Let's see...a flux capacitor, huon particles, and nickel, ivory, and rock crystal.Sources: Back to the Future, Doctor Who, and The Time Machine by HG Wells.
The Time Machine , The Island of Doctor Moreau , The Invisible Man and The War of the Worlds .