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Maude Farris-Luse (February 21, 1887 – March 18, 2002), later known as Maud Luse, was an American supercentenarian. According to the Guinness World Records, she was the oldest person in the world from June 2001 until her death nine months later, at age 115 years, 25 days. She outlived two husbands and six of her seven children. [1]
Marie-Louise Fébronie Meilleur (French pronunciation: [maʁi lwiz febʁɔni mɛjœʁ]; née Chassé; August 29, 1880 – April 16, 1998) was a Canadian supercentenarian.She is the oldest validated Canadian ever and upon the death of longevity world record holder Jeanne Calment, became the world's oldest recognized living person.
[1] Tomiko Itooka (born 23 May 1908) of Japan is the world's oldest living person whose age has been validated. [2] João Marinho Neto (born 5 October 1912) of Brazil is the world's oldest living man whose age has been validated. [2]
The world's oldest person, Maria Branyas Morera, has died at the age of 117. On Tuesday, Aug. 20, her family announced on X (formerly known as Twitter) that Morera had died “peacefully” in her ...
When asked earlier this year how she felt being the oldest living American, Francis told CNN affiliate KTRK, “I just feel like living every day!”. A life worth celebrating. Born in 1909 in St ...
An article in the Spokesman-Review claims Brunson received a call from President Ronald Reagan on her 113th birthday in 1983 [20] (and many other papers claim that Brunson's birthday was attended by New York Congressman Raymond J McGrath, dubbing her the oldest person in the nation), [21] and other articles written about her longevity appear ...
The 100 oldest women have, on average, lived several years longer than the 100 oldest men. 100 verified oldest women The list includes supercentenarians validated by organisations specialising in extreme age verification such as the Gerontology Research Group (GRG), [ 5 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] with, in some cases, press coverage as a supplementary source.
On 9 December 2005, Guinness World Records recognized the claim of then 116-year-old María Capovilla of Ecuador to be the world's oldest person, supplanting Van Andel-Schipper from the revised title, to become the world's oldest living person on 29 May 2004, upon the death of Ramona Trinidad Iglesias-Jordan, she would have become the world's ...