Childhood (1848–69) Frege was born in 1848 in Wismar, Mecklenburg-Schwerin (today part of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern). His father Carl (Karl) Alexander Frege (1809–1866) was the co-founder and headmaster of a girls' high school until his death. After Carl's death, the school was led by Frege's mother Auguste Wilhelmine Sophie Frege (née Bialloblotzky, 12 January 1815 – 14 October 1898); her mother was Auguste Amalia Maria Ballhorn, a descendant of Philipp MelanchthonLothar Kreiser, Gottlob Frege: Leben – Werk – Zeit, Felix Meiner Verlag, 2013, p. 11. and her father was Johann Heinrich Siegfried Bialloblotzky, a descendant of a Polish noble family who left Poland in the 17th century.Arndt Richter, "Ahnenliste des Mathematikers Gottlob Frege, 1848–1925" Frege was a Lutheran.
Childhood (1848–69) Frege was born in 1848 in Wismar Mecklenburg-Schwerin (today part of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) His father Carl (Karl) Alexander Frege (1809–1866) was the co-founder and headmaster of a girls' high school until his death After Carl's death the school was led by Frege's mother Auguste Wilhelmine Sophie Frege (née Bialloblotzky 12 January 1815 – 14 October 1898); her mother was Auguste Amalia Maria Ballhorn a descendant of Philipp MelanchthonLothar Kreiser Gottlob Frege Leben – Werk – Zeit Felix Meiner Verlag 2013 p 11 and her father was Johann Heinrich Siegfried Bialloblotzky a descendant of a Polish noble family who left Poland in the 17th centuryArndt Richter "Ahnenliste des Mathematikers Gottlob Frege 1848–1925" Frege was a Lutheran