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Gustaw Ehrenberg

Warsaw, 14 Feb 1818 – Kraków, 28 Sep 1895

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A life in time

  1. 14 Feb 1818

    Born in Warsaw

  2. 28 Sep 1895

    Dies in Kraków, aged 77

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During his lifetime

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

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The 1810s · Gustaw is born in Warsaw

In the news1817–1830

Massive road network expansion by 1830

Between 1817 and 1830, over 1,000 kilometers of new paved roads were built, and regular postal services were established between major cities.

Getting around

Cargo transport speed limits

A regulation from 1810 set the maximum speed for horse-drawn cargo transport at one mile per 1.5 hours on good roads, and slower for ox-drawn transport.

What it cost

Soldiers' daily pay, 1820s

A private in the capital city's garrison received 16 gr in daily pay, whereas a soldier on the provinces earned 15 gr per day. Starting in 1816, they also received an additional 0.5 gr per day as compensation for the consumption tax on meat.

The Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon’s armies redrew the map of Europe from Spain to Moscow; his invasion of Portugal sent its court to Rio de Janeiro.In Europe · 1803–1815

The Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon’s armies redrew the map of Europe from Spain to Moscow; his invasion of Portugal sent its court to Rio de Janeiro.

Ruedi33a · CC BY-SA 4.0

What people wore

Common plica polonica hair conditions

In the Mazovian region, peasants frequently suffered from matted hair conditions known as plica polonica, which could grow into thick, hat-like structures.

Music

Children learned instruments while minding geese

Children learned to play simple instruments such as willow flutes, whistles, reed pipes, or trumpets bought at village fairs while minding geese.

Daily life

Peasant smoke huts without chimneys

Many peasant homes were smoke huts with no chimneys, forcing residents to cook with the door open or endure smoke that coated the walls in soot. Even into the mid-19th century, keeping these homes clean was nearly impossible due to the thick grease and soot buildup.