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Gustav Schimert

Budapest, 28 Nov 1910 – Munich, 16 May 1990

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Facts and their sources

  • Born28 Nov 1910, Budapestnot verified1 source
  • Died16 May 1990, Munichnot verified1 source
  • FatherGustav Schimertnot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 28 Nov 1910

    Born in Budapest

  2. 1961–1968

    3 children are born

  3. 16 May 1990

    Dies in Munich, aged 79

Family

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Children · 3

During his lifetime

He lived through 9 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Budapest.

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The 1910s · Gustav is born in Budapest

In the news1918

Women gained suffrage in 1918 Weimar reforms

Following the 1918 proclamation of the Weimar Republic, a new democratic system was established that enfranchised women and mandated an eight-hour workday for laborers.

What people wore

Strict social rules for urban women's dress

In 1911, women who dared to wear culottes on a Budapest promenade were subject to catcalls from the public. Proper ladies were expected to wear corsets when outside the home and even wore stockings with their bathing suits until 1925.

Getting around

Rail travel times between Békéscsaba and Szeged

The journey between Békéscsaba and Szeged took 3 hours and 23 minutes by train in 1873, but slowed to 3 hours and 53 minutes by 1923.

The Russian Revolution. The tsar fell in February and Lenin’s Bolsheviks seized power in October, founding what became the Soviet Union.In Europe · 1917

The Russian Revolution. The tsar fell in February and Lenin’s Bolsheviks seized power in October, founding what became the Soviet Union.

unknown; photo retake by George Shuklin · public domain

In the news1914

Ten percent of households accessed electricity by 1914

By 1914, approximately ten percent of German households had access to electricity, transforming daily life through new lighting and urban infrastructure.

Music

Everyday home music with the zither

The zither was found in nearly every household and was a primary instrument for dancing at Sunday gatherings and during winter evenings. Peasants often made these instruments themselves using simple woodworking skills.

Daily life

Bathing fees and maintenance in municipal housing

Residents of some municipal housing estates could pay 30 fillér to the bath supervisor for cleaning the bathtub and stove after use, or perform the task themselves.