Ehrlich was born in Našice, Croatia on 9 August 1836 to a Jewish family.
[1] He was married to Marija (née Eisner) Ehrlich with whom he had five children; Adolf, Ernest, Đuro, Hugo and Mira.
He also built many military facilities, public and private buildings.
Ehrlich's company also worked on the regulation of the river Vuka and built the sewage network in Osijek.
[2] Ehrlich died on 23 October 1895 in Zagreb and was buried at the Mirogoj Cemetery.