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Conrad Heyer (April 10, 1749 or 1753 [Note 1] – February 19, 1856) was an American farmer, veteran of the American Revolutionary War, and centenarian.He is often credited as being the earliest-born person to have been photographed alive, although several other contenders are known, most notably a shoemaker named John Adams and Caesar, an African.
The photo was found to be taken at his home from a second-story south-facing bedroom window. [1] View from the Window at Le Gras[2] (French: Point de vue du Gras) is a heliographic image and the oldest surviving camera photograph. It was created by French inventor Nicéphore Niépce sometime between 1822 and 1827 [a] in Saint-Loup-de-Varennes ...
The oldest person ever whose age has been independently verified is Jeanne Calment (1875–1997) of France, who lived to the age of 122 years and 164 days. [ b ] The oldest verified man ever is Jiroemon Kimura (1897–2013) of Japan, who lived to the age of 116 years and 54 days. The oldest known living person is Tomiko Itooka of Japan, aged ...
Children. 1: Yvonne (1898–1934) Jeanne Louise Calment (French: [ʒan lwiz kalmɑ̃] ⓘ; 21 February 1875 – 4 August 1997) was a French supercentenarian and, with a documented lifespan of 122 years and 164 days, the oldest person ever whose age has been verified. [1] Her longevity attracted media attention and medical studies of her health ...
Joseph Nicéphore Niépce (French: [nisefɔʁ njɛps]; 7 March 1765 – 5 July 1833) [1] was a French inventor and one of the earliest pioneers of photography. [2] Niépce developed heliography, a technique he used to create the world's oldest surviving products of a photographic process. [3] In the mid-1820s, he used a primitive camera to ...
John Adams (February 1, 1745 [O.S. January 21, 1744] – March 26, 1849) was an American shoemaker, veteran of the American Revolution and centenarian who may be the earliest-born person to have been photographed alive.
122-Year-Old Jeanne Calment, The World’s Oldest Person, Pulls Off Famous Real Estate Deal Madame Jeanne Calment is the longest living human in history. She was 122 years, 164 days old before she ...
Robert Pershing Wadlow (February 22, 1918 – July 15, 1940), also known as the Alton Giant and the Giant of Illinois, was an American advertiser who was the tallest person in recorded history for whom there is irrefutable evidence. He was born and raised in Alton, Illinois, a small city near St. Louis, Missouri. [1]