Birth of Gottlob Frege
Gottlob Frege is born in Wismar.
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Gottlob Frege Biography and Timeline
Follow Gottlob Frege through 8 dated historical records for Germany.
Gottlob Frege, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1848–1925Years on this page
1848
1873
Doctorate from Gottingen
Frege receives his doctorate in mathematics from the University of Gottingen.
1874
Jena Habilitation
Frege completes his habilitation and begins teaching at the University of Jena.
1879
Begriffsschrift
Frege publishes Begriffsschrift, introducing a formal system of modern predicate logic.
1884
The Foundations of Arithmetic
Frege publishes The Foundations of Arithmetic.
1892
On Sense and Reference
Frege publishes On Sense and Reference, developing his distinction between sense and reference.
1893
Basic Laws of Arithmetic Volume One
Frege publishes the first volume of Basic Laws of Arithmetic.
1925
Death of Gottlob Frege
Gottlob Frege dies in Bad Kleinen.
Records, sources and methodology
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