He suffered a great tragedy in 1849 when his young wife died and it was largely due to Liouville 's efforts to support him at this time that he was able to continue with his academic work.
He suffered a great trahedya sa 1849 kapag ang kanyang batang asawa namatay at higit sa lahat, ito ay dahil sa Liouville 's pagsisikap na sumusuporta sa kanya sa oras na ito na siya ay able sa magpatuloy sa kanyang mga akademikong gawain.