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Edith von Kozol

31 May 1913 – 14 Aug 1997

6 facts1 source

Facts and their sources

  • Born31 May 1913not verified1 source
  • Died14 Aug 1997not verified1 source
  • FatherAlexander von Kozolnot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 31 May 1913

    Born

  2. 14 Aug 1997

    Dies, aged 84

Family

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During her lifetime

She lived through 9 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like.

General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.

The 1910s · Edith is born

In the news1915

Wartime bread rationing and substitutes (1915)

Starting in 1915, the Austrian government mandated bread be made with 50 percent ersatz products like potato or sawdust due to severe food shortages.

Getting around

Slow and Delayed Trains in Dalmatia

The narrow-gauge train between Split and Sinj traveled at speeds rarely exceeding 20 km/h, and it was common for the 2.5-to-3-hour journey to be delayed by half an hour.

At the table

Diet of ordinary families in Croatia

Ordinary families relied on basic foods like cereals and milk, with meat, such as pork or poultry, typically reserved for Sundays, feasts, or heavy labor. Daily meals often consisted of porridge, beans, potatoes, and vegetables seasoned with onion and garlic.

The Spanish flu. A flu pandemic infected a third of humanity and killed some 50 million people, more than the war that had just ended.Around the world · 1918–1920

The Spanish flu. A flu pandemic infected a third of humanity and killed some 50 million people, more than the war that had just ended.

Otis Historical Archives, National Museum of Health and Medicine · public domain

What people wore

Decorative Pre-War Shirt Trends

Just before the First World War, fashionable men decorated their shirts with satin ribbons inserted in rhombus shapes and ornaments made of serrated linen edges.

Music

Popularity of the Zither in Zagreb

The zither was a popular domestic instrument in Zagreb, with specialized clubs and private instruction, often featuring arrangements of works by composers like Schubert and Chopin. Its popularity declined rapidly after the collapse of the Monarchy in 1918.

Daily life

Boiling milk with heated stones

Cooking in mountain areas sometimes involved heating stones in a fire and dropping them into wooden bowls of milk to make it boil without an open flame.