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I studied philosophy 10 years ago and we did several weeks on Sense and Reference in one of the modules. He also was discussed in other classes in relation to Kripke and other more modern philosophers.

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Yeah, he is discussed in seminars as a kind of proto analytical philosopher.

We studied him too, he kicks off most of the major anthologies. Seems he's almost universally considered an overlooked founder of analytic philosophy. (There's the famous story about how Wittgenstein showed up on his doorstep to move in and study and Frege said, "no just go to Russell," he even underrated himself.)

So he is partly famous for not being famous, a paradox he would hopefully appreciate.

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