Ernő was born on January 11th, 1916. Ernő's father was Ernő Thirring and his mother was Irma Hegedűs. His paternal grandparents were Nándor Thirring and Irma Vaniss. He had a brother and a sister, named Zoltán and Éva. He was the oldest of the three children. He died at just 13 days old on January 24th, 1916.