Richárd was born in July 1877. Richárd's father was Károly Thiering and his mother was Szidónia Szovják. His paternal grandparents were Károly Thiering and Rozina. He had two brothers and four sisters, named Artur, Oszkár, Margit, Berta, Matild and Róza. He was the second youngest of the seven children. He died at 3 months old on October 16th, 1877.