With this appointment he returned to his home town and even to his old educational establishment where his father had been one of the senior administrators for many years. Dedekind remained there for the rest of his life, retiring on 1 April 1894.
Sa mga ito appointment siya bumalik sa kanyang sariling bayan at kahit sa kanyang pagtatatag old pang-edukasyon kung saan ang kanyang ama had been isa sa mga senior administrator para sa maraming taon. Dedekind ay nanatili doon sa ang magpahinga ng kanyang buhay, umaalis sa 1 Abril 1894.