Who is Gottfried Lessing from Under My Skin and what is their importance? Under_My_Skin_(book) English & Literature Gottfried Lessing | Under My Skin

Gottfried Lessing was Doris' second husband. He was also the father of Peter, Doris' third child. Gottfried was born in Russia and raised in Germany by German parents. Doris met Gottfried through Communist party connections in Southern Rhodesia. When Gottfried later emigrated back to Germany after their divorce, he became a major player in the East German political communist party. Gottfried was murdered by terrorists in Africa in 1979.