This very brief paperli provides plausible answers to the two residual questions that Jamie Tappenden states, but leaves unanswered, in his 2024 paper ‘Following Bobzien: Some notes on Frege’s development and engagement with his environment’, namely, why Frege read Sigwart’s Logik and what caused Frege to read Prantl. (This paperli is merely historical and offers no special philosophical insights of any sort.) ---------- OPEN ACCESS. Choose 'without proxy' below.