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Max Högqvist

Stockholm, 12 Aug 1840 – 1872

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A life in time

  1. 12 Aug 1840

    Born in Stockholm

  2. 1872

    Dies

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During his lifetime

He lived through 4 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Stockholm.

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The 1840s · Max is born in Stockholm

In the news1842

Elementary school law passed

In 1842, the government passed a law requiring each parish to establish an elementary school for children.

What people wore

Leather scarcity forced many to go barefoot

Leather was so scarce that it was often prioritized for protective aprons, leading many people to go barefoot from snowmelt until late autumn to save their shoes. Some individuals even applied layers of tar to the soles of their feet to endure walking on rough terrain.

Daily life

Fetching and heating water

Water for the household had to be fetched from a spring before dark, as it was considered unlucky or unsafe to do so at night. If water needed to be warmed for tasks, a glowing ember was sometimes dropped directly into the bucket.

In the news1846

Guild system abolished

In 1846, the centuries-old craft guild system was abolished, allowing for freedom of enterprise.

Music

Norwegian folk songs and cattle calls

In Norway, ordinary people sang medieval ballads, songs about trolls and fairy tale characters, and lullabies, while also using cattle calls to communicate across distances. Cattle calls used a unique technique with a raised larynx to produce high, penetrating tones audible up to 5 kilometers away.

In Europe1845–1852

The Great Famine in Ireland

Potato blight ruined harvests: a million Irish people died and a million more emigrated, many to America.

Getting around

Horse-drawn post transport and equipment

Travelers often hired horse-drawn transport at regulated post stations spaced approximately 11 km apart, and they were advised to carry their own whip, as it was rarely provided.