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What happened to Gottlob Frege’s family during his lifetime?

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Gottlob Frege’s family life was marked by significant loss. His father, Alexander Frege, who served as a principal of a girls' high school in Wismar, died in 1866, and he was outlived by his wife, Auguste Frege (née Bialloblotzky).1

During his own adulthood, Frege was married, but his wife passed away in 1905. Furthermore, all of the children born to the couple died young. Frege did have an adopted son named Alfred, who went on to become an engineer.1