List of German supercentenarians

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This is a list of verified German supercentenarians (people from Germany who have attained the age of at least 110 years). There have been 40 verified supercentenarians from Germany.[1] The oldest person ever from Germany was Maria Laqua, who died in 2002 aged 112 years, 362 days (but Augusta Holtz, aged 115 years, 79 days, died in the USA in 1986). As of 19 May 2013, there is 1 verified living supercentenarian and 5 unverified in Germany; the oldest of whom is Gertrud Henze, aged 7002111000000000000111 years, 7002162000000000000162 days.

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Living German supercentenarians [edit]

Below is a list of the oldest living people from Germany and born in Germany. Those listed as 'verified' have been validated by an international body that specifically deals in longevity research, such as the Gerontology Research Group. Those listed as 'pending' have provided at least one document supporting the claimed age but not the three necessary for validation. Those that are 'unverified' have provided no documents to support the age claimed.

      Verified       Pending       Unverified

Rank Name Sex Birth date Age as of 19 May 2013 State of birth State of residence
1 Gertrud Henze[1] F 8 December 1901 7002111000000000000111 years, 7002162000000000000162 days Prussia (Pomerania) Lower Saxony
Frieda Szwillus[2] F 30 March 1902 7002111000000000000111 years, 700150000000000000050 days Anhalt Saxony
Elsa Peck[3][4] F 20 April 1902 7002111000000000000111 years, 700129000000000000029 days Prussia (Hanover) Lower Saxony
Johanna Klink[5] F 17 January 1903 7002110000000000000110 years, 7002122000000000000122 days ? Saxony
Margarete Ottmann F 23 February 1903 7002110000000000000110 years, 700185000000000000085 days Prussia (Silesia) Bavaria
Margarete Staack F 24 April 1903 7002110000000000000110 years, 700125000000000000025 days Saxony Saxony

German supercentenarians [edit]

      Deceased (Verified)       Living (Verified)       Pending       Age disputed

Rank Name Sex Birth date Death date Age State or Country of birth State of death
1 Maria Laqua[6] F 12 February 1889 9 February 2002 112 years, 362 days Prussia (Rhine Province) Rhineland-Palatinate
Rosalia Hasenkampf[7] F 14 October 1889 10 July 2002 112 years, 269 days Russia[b] North Rhine-Westphalia
2 Meta Berndt[6] F 9 November 1889 28 December 2001 112 years, 49 days Prussia (Pomerania) North Rhine-Westphalia
3 Irmgard von Stephani[8] F 20 September 1895 5 October 2007 112 years, 15 days Prussia (Hesse-Nassau) Berlin
4 Lina Zimmer[6] F 20 November 1892 4 August 2004 111 years, 282 days Württemberg Baden-Württemberg
5 Hermann Dörnemann[6] M 27 May 1893 2 March 2005 111 years, 279 days Prussia (Rhine Province) North Rhine-Westphalia
6 Magdalene Regener[6] F 5 March 1891 19 November 2002 111 years, 259 days Prussia (Hesse-Nassau) Lower Saxony
7 Elisabeth Heck[6] F 11 July 1893 3 February 2005 111 years, 207 days Baden Hesse
8 Paula Baumgärtner[9] F 16 August 1881 24 February 1993 111 years, 192 days Prussia (Westphalia) Baden-Württemberg
9 Elisabeth Schneider F 19 August 1901 9 February 2013 111 years, 174 days Prussia (Westphalia) Lower Saxony
10 Gertrud Henze[1] F 8 December 1901 Living 7002111000000000000111 years, 7002162000000000000162 days Prussia (Pomerania) Living in Lower Saxony
11 Katharina Braun[10] F 23 September 1867 5 February 1979 111 years, 135 days Bavaria (Palatinate) Rhineland-Palatinate
12 Anna Stephan[6] F 25 March 1892 3 August 2003 111 years, 131 days Bohemia[c] Bavaria
13 Elsa Tauser[8] F 10 July 1896 6 October 2007 111 years, 88 days Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein
14 Bertha Lindemann[10] F 11 March 1891 29 May 2002 111 years, 79 days Brunswick Lower Saxony
15 Else Aßmann[1] F 18 February 1902 15 February 2013 110 years, 363 days Prussia (Brandenburg) Berlin
16 Aloysia Tilscher[6] F 9 December 1893 8 November 2004 110 years, 335 days Moravia[d] Bavaria
17 Frieda Schmidt[11] F 15 December 1899 6 November 2010 110 years, 326 days Prussia (Brandenburg) Brandenburg
18 Berta Zeisler[11] F 2 February 1900 1 December 2010 110 years, 302 days Lorraine[e] Rhineland-Palatinate
Gisela Metreweli[7] F 10 October 1893 31 July 2004 110 years, 295 days Bavaria Bavaria
19 Marie Stutz[8] F 22 October 1896 11 August 2007 110 years, 293 days Hesse Bavaria
20 Frieda Müller[6] F 18 October 1894 21 July 2005 110 years, 276 days Prussia (Brandenburg) Brandenburg
21 Pauline Spyra[10] F 24 April 1886 11 January 1997 110 years, 262 days Prussia (Silesia) Bavaria
22 Frieda Tessmer[12] F 5 August 1897 28 March 2008 110 years, 236 days Prussia (Brandenburg) Berlin
23 Clothilde Rey[6] F 20 November 1892 9 July 2003 110 years, 231 days Prussia (Rhine Province) North Rhine-Westphalia
24 Erna Scharfenberg[6] F 26 June 1894 26 January 2005 110 years, 214 days Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein
25 Mathilde Stoellger[13] F 21 April 1893 16 November 2003 110 years, 209 days Prussia (Rhine Province) North Rhine-Westphalia
26 Karolina Gröber[14] F 27 April 1901 21 November 2011 110 years, 208 days Bavaria Bavaria
27 Friedrich Wedeking[10] M 10 October 1862 5 May 1973 110 years, 207 days Lippe North Rhine-Westphalia
28 Maria Corba[6] F 15 August 1878 8 March 1989 110 years, 205 days Banat[f] North Rhine-Westphalia
29 Charlotte Bauch[14] F 12 October 1900 2 May 2011 110 years, 202 days Saxony Bavaria
30 Arno Wagner[6] M 4 June 1894 22 December 2004 110 years, 201 days Saxony Saxony
Franziska Umrath[7] F 5 September 1885 18 February 1996 110 years, 166 days Prussia (West Prussia) Hamburg
31 Johanne Rasmus[8] F 25 October 1896 25 March 2007 110 years, 151 days Prussia (Hanover) Lower Saxony
Maria Volmer[7] F 8 June 1890 6 November 2000 110 years, 151 days Prussia (Westphalia) North Rhine-Westphalia
Maria Jantke[7] F 18 October 1902 9 March 2013 110 years, 142 days Prussia (West Prussia)[g] North Rhine-Westphalia
32 Helene Heidbreder[8] F 19 May 1897 8 October 2007 110 years, 142 days Prussia (Westphalia) Lower Saxony
33 Emma Joisten[12] F 21 June 1898 8 November 2008 110 years, 140 days Prussia (Hesse-Nassau) North Rhine-Westphalia
34 Johanne Wilks[10] F 8 February 1893 23 June 2003 110 years, 135 days Oldenburg Lower Saxony
35 Ella Ille Rentel[15] F 19 May 1852 19 September 1962 110 years, 123 days Russia[h] North Rhine-Westphalia
Lina von Veh[12] F 17 February 1898 19 June 2008 110 years, 123 days Russia[i] Bavaria
37 Maria Schmitz[6] F 27 August 1886 22 October 1996 110 years, 56 days Prussia (Rhine Province) North Rhine-Westphalia
38 Wilhelm Schorner[10] M 3 February 1889 29 March 1999 110 years, 54 days Bavaria Bavaria
39 Franziska Maier[12] F 23 April 1898 20 May 2008 110 years, 27 days Bohemia[j] Saxony-Anhalt
40 Irene Mergelsberg[6] F 4 March 1893 6 March 2003 110 years, 2 days Hesse Hesse

b^ Hasenkampf was born in a part of the Russian Empire. It is now in Russia.
c^ Stephan was born in Bohemia, which was then part of the Austrian part of Austria-Hungary. It is now in the Czech Republic.
d^ Tilscher was born in Moravia, which was then part of the Austrian part of Austria-Hungary. It is now in the Czech Republic.
e^ Zeisler was born in Lorraine, which was then part of the German Empire. It is now in France.
f^ Corba was born in Izgar, which was then part of the Hungarian part of Austria-Hungary. It is now in Romania.
g^ Jantke was born in Marienburg, which had then been a part of the German Empire; it is presently Malbork and located in Poland.
h^ Rentel was born in Geldauschinken, which was then part of the Russian Empire. It is now in Lithuania.
i^ von Veh was born in a part of the Russian Empire. It is now in Russia.
j^ Maier was born in Bohemia, which was then part of the Austrian part of Austria-Hungary. It is now in the Czech Republic.

German emigrant supercentenarians [edit]

Rank Name Sex Birth date Death date Age State of birth Country of death
1 Augusta Holtz[16] F 3 August 1871 21 October 1986 115 years, 79 days Prussia (Posen)[k] United States
2 Charlotte Benkner[6] F 16 November 1889 14 May 2004 114 years, 180 days Saxony United States
3 Adelheid Kirschbaum[6] F 29 September 1883 21 December 1996 113 years, 83 days Prussia (Rhine Province) United States
4 Rosa Rein[11] F 24 March 1897 14 February 2010 112 years, 327 days Prussia (Silesia) Switzerland
5 Marguerite Petit[17] F 5 July 1883 21 December 1995 112 years, 171 days Lorraine[l] France
6 Berta Rosenberg[18] F 5 September 1896 28 January 2009 112 years, 145 days Prussia (Hesse-Nassau) United States
7 Helen Johnson[12] F 20 July 1896 17 April 2008 111 years, 272 days Prussia (Berlin) United States
8 Catherine Trompeter[6] F 26 March 1895 18 November 2006 111 years, 237 days Alsace[m] France
9 Johanna Frank[6] F 15 September 1875 24 November 1986 111 years, 70 days Hamburg United States
10 Carl Berner[1] M 27 January 1902 7 January 2013 110 years, 346 days Württemberg United States
11 Caroline Dott[11] F 5 February 1900 8 August 2010 110 years, 184 days Alsace[n] France
12 Else Hessberg[13] F 5 December 1892 12 April 2003 110 years, 128 days Prussia (Hesse-Nassau) United States
13 John Mauch[6] M 24 December 1888 7 March 1999 110 years, 73 days Württemberg United States
14 Giovanna Meyer-Zettel[6] F 6 December 1896 12 January 2007 110 years, 37 days Alsace[o] Italy
15 Wilhelmine Gnueg[19] F 12 March 1894 17 April 2004 110 years, 36 days Prussia (Hesse-Nassau) United States
16 Mathilde Bonzo-Wrede[6] F 29 May 1890 8 June 2000 110 years, 10 days Prussia (Westphalia) Switzerland

k^ Holtz was born in the then German Empire. It is now in Poland.
l^ Petit was born in Lorraine, which was then part of the German Empire. It is now in France.
m^ Trompeter was born in Alsace, which was then part of the German Empire. It is now in France.
n^ Dott was born in Alsace, which was then part of the German Empire. It is now in France.
o^ Meyer-Zettel was born in Alsace, which was then part of the German Empire. It is now in France.

Oldest German person by state [edit]

This is a list of the oldest people by birth from each state—according to today's borders

      Deceased (Verified)       Living (Verified)       Pending       Age disputed       Unverified

State Name Sex Birth date Death date Age
Baden-Württemberg Lina Zimmer F 20 November 1892 4 August 2004 111 years, 282 days
Bavaria Gisela Metreweli F 10 October 1893 31 July 2004 110 years, 295 days
Berlin Helen Johnson F 20 July 1896 17 April 2008 111 years, 272 days
Brandenburg Else Aßmann F 18 February 1902 15 February 2013 110 years, 363 days
Bremen
Hamburg Johanna Frank F 15 September 1875 15 December 1986 111 years, 91 days
Hesse Berta Rosenberg F 5 September 1896 28 January 2009 112 years, 145 days
Lower Saxony Magdalene Regener F 5 March 1891 19 November 2002 111 years, 259 days
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Gertrud Henze F 8 December 1901 Living 7002111000000000000111 years, 7002162000000000000162 days
North Rhine-Westphalia Maria Laqua F 12 February 1889 9 February 2002 112 years, 362 days
Rhineland-Palatinate Adelheid Kirschbaum F 29 September 1883 21 December 1996 113 years, 83 days
Saarland
Saxony Charlotte Benkner F 16 November 1889 14 May 2004 114 years, 180 days
Saxony-Anhalt Frieda Szwillus F 30 March 1902 Living 7002111000000000000111 years, 700150000000000000050 days
Schleswig-Holstein
Thuringia Margarete Siebert F 8 November 1896 after 8 November 2004[20] 108+ years

Chronological list of the oldest living person in Germany since 1989 [edit]

      Deceased (Verified)       Living (Verified)       Pending       Age disputed       Unverified

From To Name Sex Age(s) when oldest Lifespan State of death
Unidentified 8 March 1989 Maria Corba F ? – 110 15 August 1878 – 8 March 1989
110 years, 205 days		 North Rhine-Westphalia
8 March 1989 30 October 1989
(236 days)		 Elfried Libbert F 109 5 May 1880 – 30 October 1989
109 years, 178 days		 Hesse
30 October 1989 24 February 1993
(70003000000000000003 years, 7002117000000000000117 days)		 Paula Baumgärtner F 108 – 111 16 August 1881 – 24 February 1993
111 years, 192 days		 Baden-Württemberg
24 February 1993 26 April 1993
(61 days)		 Gertrud Pannwitz F 109 4 November 1883 – 26 April 1993
109 years, 173 days		 Schleswig-Holstein
26 April 1993 26 January 1995
(70001000000000000001 year, 7002275000000000000275 days)		 Ottilie Aleith[21] F 108 – 109 13 February 1885 – 26 January 1995
109 years, 347 days		 Thuringia
26 January 1995 3 July 1996
(70001000000000000001 year, 7002159000000000000159 days)		 Karolina Krüger F 109 – 111 17 February 1885 – 3 July 1996
111 years, 137 days		 North Rhine-Westphalia
3 July 1996 11 January 1997
(192 days)		 Pauline Spyra F 110 24 April 1886 – 11 January 1997
110 years, 262 days		 Bavaria
11 January 1997 18 May 1998
(70001000000000000001 year, 7002127000000000000127 days)		 Wilhelm Lehnen M 108 – 109 22 July 1888 – 18 May 1998
109 years, 300 days		 Hesse
18 May 1998 5 January 1999
(232 days)		 Marie Stegmann F 109 17 January 1889 – 6 January 1999
109 years, 354 days		 North Rhine-Westphalia
5 January 1999 29 March 1999
(83 days)		 Wilhelm Schorner M 109 – 110 3 February 1889 – 29 March 1999
110 years, 54 days		 Bavaria
29 March 1999 9 February 2002
(70002000000000000002 years, 7002323000000000000323 days)		 Maria Laqua F 110 – 112 12 February 1889 – 9 February 2002
112 years, 362 days		 Rhineland-Palatinate
9 February 2002 10 September 2002
(213 days)		 Rosalia Hasenkampf F 112 14 October 1889 – 10 September 2002
112 years, 269 days		 North Rhine-Westphalia
10 September 2002 19 November 2002
(70 days)		 Magdalene Regener F 110 – 111 5 March 1891 – 19 November 2002
111 years, 259 days		 Lower Saxony
19 November 2002 3 August 2003
(257 days)		 Anna Stephan F 110 – 111 25 March 1892 – 3 August 2003
111 years, 131 days		 Bavaria
3 August 2003 28 August 2004
(70001000000000000001 year, 700125000000000000025 days)		 Lina Zimmer F 110 – 111 20 November 1892 – 28 August 2004
111 years, 282 days		 Baden-Württemberg
28 August 2004 2 March 2005
(186 days)		 Hermann Dörnemann M 111 27 May 1893 – 2 March 2005
111 years, 279 days		 North Rhine-Westphalia
2 March 2005 21 July 2005
(141 days)		 Frieda Müller F 110 18 October 1894 – 21 July 2005
110 years, 276 days		 Brandenburg
21 July 2005 5 October 2007
(70002000000000000002 years, 700176000000000000076 days)		 Irmgard von Stephani F 109 – 112 20 September 1895 – 5 October 2007
112 years, 15 days		 Berlin
5 October 2007 6 October 2007
(1 day)		 Elsa Tauser F 111 10 July 1896 – 6 October 2007
111 years, 88 days		 Schleswig-Holstein
6 October 2007 22 June 2008
(260 days)		 Frieda Borchert F 110 – 111 5 January 1897 – 22 June 2008
111 years, 169 days		 Berlin
22 June 2008 8 November 2008
(139 days)		 Emma Joisten F 110 21 June 1898 – 8 November 2008
110 years, 140 days		 North Rhine-Westphalia
8 November 2008 27 December 2008
(49 days)		 Elisabeth Schilling F 109 3 September 1899 – 27 December 2008
109 years, 115 days		 Bavaria
27 December 2008 6 November 2010
(70001000000000000001 year, 7002314000000000000314 days)		 Frieda Schmidt F 109 – 110 15 December 1899 – 6 November 2010
110 years, 326 days		 Brandenburg
6 November 2010 1 December 2010
(25 days)		 Berta Zeisler F 110 2 February 1900 – 1 December 2010
110 years, 302 days		 Rhineland-Palatinate
1 December 2010 2 May 2011
(152 days)		 Charlotte Bauch F 110 12 October 1900 – 2 May 2011
110 years, 202 days		 Bavaria
2 May 2011 21 November 2011
(203 days)		 Karolina Gröber F 110 27 April 1901 – 21 November 2011
110 years, 208 days		 Bavaria
21 November 2011 9 February 2013
(70001000000000000001 year, 700180000000000000080 days)		 Elisabeth Schneider F 110 – 111 born 19 August 1901 – 9 February 2013
111 years, 174 days		 Lower Saxony
9 February 2013 Present
(99 days)		 Gertrud Henze F 111* born 8 December 1901
age 7002111000000000000111 years, 7002162000000000000162 days		 Living in Lower Saxony

People [edit]

Ella Ille Rentel [edit]

Ella Ille Rentel (19 May 1852 – 19 September 1962) was a German-Lithuanian supercentenarian. She held the record of the oldest person who died in Germany before Friedrich Wedeking surpassed her. The record for the oldest woman was broken by Katharina Braun. She was born in Geldauschinken (Lithuania), relocated in 1941 to Pomerania (Germany, since 1945 Poland), went in 1957 to Germany and died in Herne.[citation needed]

Preceded by
Mathilda Müller		 Germany's oldest recognized living person
7 January 1959 – 19 September 1962		 Succeeded by
Margarethe Zinndorf
Preceded by
Wilhelmus Kostering		 Oldest recognized person born in Europe
9 December 1960 – 19 September 1962		 Succeeded by
Lovisa Svensson

Johanna Frank [edit]

Johanna Frank (15 September 1875 – 24 November 1986) was a German American supercentenarian. She was born in Hamburg and died in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Preceded by
Agnes Gerrath		 Oldest recognized person born in Germany
5 July 1983 – 24 November 1986		 Succeeded by
Gertrud Schmalohr

Maria Corba [edit]

Maria Corba (15 August 1878 – 8 March 1989) was a supercentenarian and Germany's oldest person. She was born in Izgar (Banat, at her time Hungary, today Romania, Caraş-Severin County) and died in Düsseldorf.

Preceded by
Gertrud Schmalohr		 Germany's oldest recognized living person
1 December 1987 – 8 March 1989		 Succeeded by
Elfriede Libbert

Katharina Braun [edit]

Katharina Braun (23 September 1867 – 5 February 1979) was a German supercentenarian and the record holder for the highest age of a person born and died in Germany. The record holder before her was Friedrich Wedeking - for females Ella Ille Rentel; her record was broken by Paula Marie Baumgärtner. She was born and died in Offenbach an der Queich. Katharina Braun was the last German living in Germany born before the foundation of the German Empire in 1871 and oldest of the persons not born in the German Confederation.[citation needed]

Preceded by
Margarethe Sauer		 Oldest recognized person in Germany
14 January 1977 – 5 February 1979		 Succeeded by
Elvira Gabriele Sadde
Preceded by
Marie-Virginie Duhem		 Europe's oldest recognized living person
5 April 1978 – 5 February 1979		 Succeeded by
Frederique Noël

Paula Marie Baumgärtner [edit]

Paula Marie Baumgärtner (16 August 1881 – 24 February 1993) was a German supercentenarian and the record holder for the highest age of a person born and died in Germany. The record holder before her was Katharina Braun. The record for the oldest person born in Germany was broken by Adelheid Kirschbaum and for the oldest which died in Germany by Maria Laqua. She was born in Witten and died in Weinheim.

Preceded by
Minna Splittgerber		 Oldest recognized person born in Germany
19 May 1991 – 24 February 1993		 Succeeded by
Marguerite Petit
Germany's oldest recognized living person
19 May 1991 – 24 February 1993		 Succeeded by
Gertrud Pannwitz

Karolina Krüger [edit]

Karolina Krüger (17 February 1885 – 3 July 1996) was a German supercentenarian and the oldest living person in Germany. She was born in Zurlauben (since 1888 part of Trier) and died in Münster.She is currently unverified.

Preceded by
Ottilie Aleith		 Germany's oldest recognized living person
26 January 1996 – 3 July 1996		 Succeeded by
Pauline Spyra

Adelheid Kirschbaum [edit]

Adelheid Kirschbaum (29 September 1883 – 21 December 1996) was the oldest person born in Germany ever before Charlotte Benkner; before her Katharina Braun was the record holder. She was born in Neuwied and died in New York.

Preceded by
Marguerite Petit		 Oldest recognized person born in Germany
24 February 1993 – 21 December 1996		 Succeeded by
Pauline Spyra

Pauline Spyra [edit]

Pauline Spyra (24 April 1886 – 11 January 1997) was a German supercentenarian and the oldest living person in Germany. She was born in Windeck and died in Raisting.

Preceded by
Adelheid Kirschbaum		 Oldest recognized person born in Germany
21 December 1996 – 11 January 1997		 Succeeded by
Wilhelm Lehnen
Preceded by
Karolina Krüger		 Germany's oldest recognized living person
3 July 1996 – 11 January 1997		 Succeeded by
Wilhelm Lehnen

Wilhelm Schorner [edit]

Wilhelm Schorner (3 February 1889 – 29 March 1999) was a German supercentenarian and the oldest person in Germany. He was born and lived in Hirschau but died in Sulzbach-Rosenberg.

Preceded by
John Mauch		 Oldest recognized person born in Germany
7 March 1999 – 29 March 1999		 Succeeded by
Maria Laqua

Meta Berndt [edit]

Meta Berndt (9 November 1889 – 28 December 2001) was a German supercentenarian. She was born in Kawcze (at this time Kaffzig in the prussian province of Pomerania (German Empire), today Poland) and died in Düsseldorf.

Maria Laqua [edit]

Maria Laqua (12 February 1889 – 9 February 2002) was a German supercentenarian and is the oldest person ever to die in Germany, but not the oldest to be born there, since Charlotte Benkner (16 November 1889 – 14 May 2004) and Adelheid Kirschbaum (29 September 1883 – 21 December 1996) were also born there. Both Benkner and Kirschbaum died in the United States. The record for the oldest person who died in Germany before Maria Laqua was Paula Marie Baumgärtner. Laqua was born in Odenkirchen and died in Bad Hönningen.

Preceded by
Marie Stegmann		 Germany's oldest recognized living person
5 January 1999 – 29 March 1999		 Succeeded by
Maria Laqua
Preceded by
Wilhelm Schorner		 Germany's oldest recognized living person
29 March 1999 – 9 February 2002		 Succeeded by
Magdalene Regener

Bertha Lindemann [edit]

Bertha Lindemann (11 March 1891 – 29 May 2002) was a German supercentenarian. She was born and died in Wolfenbüttel.

Rosalia Hasenkampf [edit]

Rosalia Hasenkampf (14 October 1889 – 10 July 2002) was a German-Russian supercentenarian and possibly the oldest person in Germany for a bit in 2002 but is not validated yet (only a birth certification of baptism entry is missing, so she is pending). It is not clear if her birth date is given in Gregorian calendar or Julian calendar. She was born in Glarus (Russian region of Saratow) with German ancestry and died in Senden.[citation needed]

Preceded by
Maria Laqua		 Germany's oldest recognized living person
9 February 2002 – 10 July 2002		 Succeeded by
Magdalene Regener

Magdalene Regener [edit]

Magdalene Regener (5 March 1891 – 19 November 2002) was a German supercentenarian. She was born and died in Rinteln.

Preceded by
Maria Laqua		 Germany's oldest recognized living person
9 February 2002 – 19 November 2002		 Succeeded by
Anna Stephan

Anna Stephan [edit]

Anna Stephan (25 March 1892 – 3 August 2003) was a German supercentenarian and the oldest living person in Germany from 19 November 2002, the death of 111-year-old Magdalene Regener, until Stephan's death aged 111. She was succeeded in that title by Lina Zimmer. She was born in Altensee, Bohemia and died in Neumarkt.

Preceded by
Magdalene Regener		 Germany's oldest recognized living person
19 November 2002 – 3 August 2003		 Succeeded by
Lina Zimmer

Elisabeth Heck [edit]

Elisabeth Heck (11 July 1893 – 3 February 2005)[6] was a German supercentenarian. She was born in Eppingen and died in Falkenstein (part of Königstein im Taunus).

Preceded by
Lina Zimmer		 Germany's oldest recognized living person
28 August 2004 – 3 February 2005		 Succeeded by
Frieda Müller

Frieda Müller [edit]

Frieda Müller (18 October 1894 – 21 July 2005) was a German supercentenarian. She was the oldest living person in Germany at the time of her death. She was born and died in Potsdam.

Preceded by
Hermann Dörnemann		 Germany's oldest recognized living person
2 March 2005 – 21 July 2005		 Succeeded by
Irmgard von Stephani

Helen Johnson [edit]

Helen Johnson (20 July 1896 – 17 April 2008) was a German-American supercentenarian and the oldest living person born in Germany. She was born in Berlin and died in Portland, Oregon.

Preceded by
Elsa Tauser		 Oldest recognized person born in Germany
6 October 2007 – 17 April 2008		 Succeeded by
Berta Rosenberg

Frieda Borchert [edit]

Frieda Borchert (5 January 1897 – 22 June 2008) was a supercentenarian and Germany's oldest person. She was born in Gutsch (Pomerania, at this time German Empire, today Poland) and died in Berlin.She is currently unverified.[citation needed]

Preceded by
Elsa Tauser		 Germany's oldest recognized person
6 October 2007 – 22 June 2008		 Succeeded by
Emma Joisten

Emma Joisten [edit]

Emma Joisten (21 June 1898 – 8 November 2008) was a supercentenarian and Germany's oldest person. She was born in Kassel and died in Duisburg.[citation needed]

Preceded by
Frieda Borchert		 Germany's oldest recognized living person
22 June 2008 – 8 November 2008		 Succeeded by
Elisabeth Schilling

Frieda Schmidt [edit]

Frieda Schmidt (15 December 1899 – 6 November 2010) was a German supercentenarian and the oldest verified person in Germany.

Schmidt was born in Bergsdorf and died there. During her life she lost her only husband in 1951 and also two daughters, but there is still a sister living in Berlin, eight grandchildren, thirteen great-grandchildren, four great-great-grandchildren and one great-great-great-grandchild at the time of her death.[22]

Preceded by
Rosa Rein		 Oldest recognized person born in Germany
14 February 2010 - 6 November 2010		 Succeeded by
Berta Zeisler
Preceded by
Elisabeth Schilling		 Germany's oldest recognized living person
27 December 2008 – 6 November 2010		 Succeeded by
Berta Zeisler

Berta Zeisler [edit]

Berta Zeisler (2 February 1900 – 1 December 2010) was a German supercentenarian. She was born in Metz (German Empire, now France), married in Stettin (German Empire, now Poland) and lived in Wachenheim an der Weinstraße.

Preceded by
Frieda Schmidt		 Germany's oldest recognized living person
6 November 2010 - 1 December 2010		 Succeeded by
Charlotte Bauch

Charlotte Bauch [edit]

Charlotte Bauch (12 October 1900 – 2 May 2011) was a German supercentenarian. She was born in Saxony and died in Bavaria.

Preceded by
Berta Zeisler		 Germany's oldest recognized living person
1 December 2010 - 2 May 2011		 Succeeded by
Karolina Gröber

References [edit]

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  3. ^ "Mit 110 Jahren noch ‘Hummeln im Hintern’". Norddeutscher Rundfunk. April 21, 2012. 
  4. ^ "Hannoveranerin Elsa Peck wird 110". Neue Presse. April 20, 2012. 
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  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Supercentenarians who lived in Germany
  7. ^ a b c d e List of Pending cases
  8. ^ a b c d e GRG Deaths in 2007
  9. ^ GRG Oldest People in 1994
  10. ^ a b c d e f GRG Table B2
  11. ^ a b c d GRG Deaths in 2010
  12. ^ a b c d e GRG Deaths in 2008
  13. ^ a b GRG Deaths in 2003
  14. ^ a b GRG Deaths in 2011
  15. ^ World's Oldest Person Titleholders since 1955
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  17. ^ [2]
  18. ^ GRG Deaths in 2009
  19. ^ GRG Deaths in 2004
  20. ^ "Althaus gratuliert ältester Thüringerin". 8 November 2004. 
  21. ^ "Chronicle of Chursdorf mentioning Ottilie Aleith being the oldest person in Thuringia, later also in Germany". 
  22. ^ http://www.maerkischeallgemeine.de/cms/beitrag/11683984/61129/Die-Bergsdorferin-Frieda-Schmidt-laesst-sich-an-ihrem.html
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