List of German supercentenarians
This is a list of verified German supercentenarians (people from Germany who have attained the age of at least 110 years). There have been 32 verified supercentenarians from Germany.[1] The oldest person ever from Germany was Maria Laqua, who died in 2002 aged 112 years 362 days (but Charlotte Benkner aged 114 years 180 days died in the USA in 2004). As of 6 March 2012, there is 1 verified living supercentenarian: Elisabeth Schneider, age 110 years, 200 days and 3 unverified in Germany.
[edit] Living German supercentenarians
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 6 March 2012 | State of birth | State of residence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elisabeth Schneider[1] | F | 19 August 1901 | 110 years, 200 days | Prussia (Westphalia) | Lower Saxony |
| Gertrud Henze | F | 8 December 1901 | 110 years, 89 days | Prussia (Pomerania) | Lower Saxony | |
| Maria Löw[2] | F | 25 January 1902 | 110 years, 41 days | Bavaria | Bavaria | |
| Else Assmann[3] | F | 18 February 1902 | 110 years, 17 days | Prussia (Brandenburg) | Berlin |
[edit] German emigrant supercentenarians
| Rank | Name | Sex | birth date | Age as of 6 March 2012 | Region of birth | Country of residence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Berner[4] | M | 27 January 1902 | 110 years, 39 days | Württemberg | United States |
[edit] German supercentenarians
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[5] | F | 12 February 1889 | 9 February 2002 | 112 years, 362 days | Prussia (Rhine Province) | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| Rosalia Hasenkampf[6] | F | 14 October 1889 | 10 July 2002 | 112 years, 269 days | Russia[a] | North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| 2 | Meta Berndt[5] | F | 9 November 1889 | 28 December 2001 | 112 years, 49 days | Prussia (Pomerania) | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| 3 | Irmgard von Stephani[7] | F | 20 September 1895 | 5 October 2007 | 112 years, 15 days | Prussia (Hesse-Nassau) | Berlin |
| 4 | Lina Zimmer[5] | F | 20 November 1892 | 4 August 2004 | 111 years, 282 days | Württemberg | Baden-Württemberg |
| 5 | Hermann Dörnemann[5] | M | 27 May 1893 | 2 March 2005 | 111 years, 279 days | Prussia (Rhine Province) | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| 6 | Magdalene Regener[5] | F | 5 March 1891 | 19 November 2002 | 111 years, 259 days | Prussia (Hesse-Nassau) | Lower Saxony |
| 7 | Elisabeth Heck[5] | F | 11 July 1893 | 3 February 2005 | 111 years, 207 days | Baden | Hesse |
| 8 | Paula Baumgärtner[8] | F | 16 August 1881 | 24 February 1993 | 111 years, 192 days | Prussia (Westphalia) | Baden-Württemberg |
| 9 | Frieda Borchert[9] | F | 5 January 1897 | 22 June 2008 | 111 years, 169 days | Prussia (Pomerania) | Berlin |
| 10 | Anna Stephan[5] | F | 25 March 1892 | 3 August 2003 | 111 years, 131 days | Bohemia[b] | Bavaria |
| 11 | Elsa Tauser[7] | F | 10 July 1896 | 6 October 2007 | 111 years, 88 days | Hamburg | Schleswig-Holstein |
| 12 | Aloysia Tilscher[5] | F | 9 December 1893 | 8 November 2004 | 110 years, 335 days | Moravia[c] | Bavaria |
| 13 | Frieda Schmidt[10] | F | 15 December 1899 | 6 November 2010 | 110 years, 326 days | Prussia (Brandenburg) | Brandenburg |
| 14 | Berta Zeisler[10] | F | 2 February 1900 | 1 December 2010 | 110 years, 302 days | Lorraine[d] | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| Gisela Metreweli[6] | F | 10 October 1893 | 31 July 2004 | 110 years, 295 days | Bavaria | Bavaria | |
| 15 | Marie Stutz[7] | F | 22 October 1896 | 11 August 2007 | 110 years, 293 days | Hesse | Bavaria |
| 16 | Frieda Müller[5] | F | 18 October 1894 | 21 July 2005 | 110 years, 276 days | Prussia (Brandenburg) | Brandenburg |
| Pauline Spyra[5] | F | 24 April 1886 | 11 January 1997 | 110 years, 262 days | Prussia (Silesia) | Bavaria | |
| 17 | Frieda Tessmer[9] | F | 5 August 1897 | 28 March 2008 | 110 years, 236 days | Prussia (Brandenburg) | Berlin |
| 18 | Clothilde Rey[5] | F | 20 November 1892 | 9 July 2003 | 110 years, 231 days | Prussia (Rhine Province) | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Erna Scharfenberg[6] | F | 26 June 1894 | 26 January 2005 | 110 years, 214 days | Hamburg | Schleswig-Holstein | |
| 19 | Mathilde Stoellger[11] | F | 21 April 1893 | 16 November 2003 | 110 years, 209 days | Prussia (Rhine Province) | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| 20 | Karolina Gröber[12] | F | 27 April 1901 | 21 November 2011 | 110 years, 208 days | Bavaria | Bavaria |
| 21 | Maria Corba[5] | F | 15 August 1878 | 8 March 1989 | 110 years, 205 days | Banat[e] | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| 22 | Charlotte Bauch[12] | F | 12 October 1900 | 2 May 2011 | 110 years, 202 days | Saxony | Bavaria |
| 23 | Arno Wagner[5] | M | 4 June 1894 | 22 December 2004 | 110 years, 201 days | Saxony | Saxony |
| 24 | Elisabeth Schneider[1] | F | 19 August 1901 | Living | 110 years, 200 days | Prussia (Westphalia) | Lower Saxony |
| Franziska Umrath[6] | F | 5 September 1885 | 18 February 1996 | 110 years, 166 days | Prussia (West Prussia) | Hamburg | |
| 25 | Johanne Rasmus[7] | F | 25 October 1896 | 25 March 2007 | 110 years, 151 days | Prussia (Hanover) | Lower Saxony |
| Maria Volmer[6] | F | 8 June 1890 | 6 November 2000 | 110 years, 151 days | Prussia (Westphalia) | North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| 26 | Helene Heidbreder[7] | F | 19 May 1897 | 8 October 2007 | 110 years, 142 days | Prussia (Westphalia) | Lower Saxony |
| 27 | Emma Joisten[9] | F | 21 June 1898 | 8 November 2008 | 110 years, 140 days | Prussia (Hesse-Nassau) | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| 28 | Ella Ille Rentel[13] | F | 19 May 1852 | 19 September 1962 | 110 years, 123 days | Russia[g] | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Lina von Veh[9] | F | 17 February 1898 | 19 June 2008 | 110 years, 123 days | Russia[f] | Bavaria | |
| 30 | Maria Schmitz[5] | F | 27 August 1886 | 22 October 1996 | 110 years, 56 days | Prussia (Rhine Province) | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| 31 | Franziska Maier[9] | F | 23 April 1898 | 20 May 2008 | 110 years, 27 days | Bohemia[h] | Saxony-Anhalt |
| 32 | Irene Mergelsberg[5] | F | 4 March 1893 | 6 March 2003 | 110 years, 2 days | Hesse | Hesse |
a^ Hasenkampf was born in a part of the Russian Empire. It is now in Russia.
b^ Stephan was born in Bohemia, which was then part of the Austrian part of Austria-Hungary. It is now in the Czech Republic.
c^ Tilscher was born in Moravia, which was then part of the Austrian part of Austria-Hungary. It is now in the Czech Republic.
d^ Zeisler was born in Lorraine, which was then part of the German Empire. It is now in France.
e^ Corba was born in Izgar, which was then part of the Hungarian part of Austria-Hungary. It is now in Romania.
f^ von Veh was born in a part of the Russian Empire. It is now in Russia.
g^ Rentel was born in Geldauschinken, which was then part of the Russian Empire. It is now in Lithuania.
h^ Maier was born in Bohemia, which was then part of the Austrian part of Austria-Hungary. It is now in the Czech Republic.
[edit] German emigrant supercentenarians
| Rank | Name | Sex | Birth date | Death date | Age | State of birth | Country of death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlotte Benkner[5] | F | 16 November 1889 | 14 May 2004 | 114 years, 180 days | Saxony | United States |
| 2 | Adelheid Kirschbaum[5] | F | 29 September 1883 | 21 December 1996 | 113 years, 83 days | Prussia (Rhine Province) | United States |
| 3 | Rosa Rein[10] | F | 24 March 1897 | 14 February 2010 | 112 years, 327 days | Prussia (Silesia) | Switzerland |
| 4 | Marguerite Petit[14] | F | 3 July 1883 | 21 December 1995 | 112 years, 171 days | Lorraine[i] | France |
| 5 | Berta Rosenberg[15] | F | 5 September 1896 | 28 January 2009 | 112 years, 145 days | Prussia (Hesse-Nassau) | United States |
| 6 | Helen Johnson[9] | F | 20 July 1896 | 17 April 2008 | 111 years, 272 days | Prussia (Berlin) | United States |
| 7 | Catherine Trompeter[5] | F | 26 March 1895 | 18 November 2006 | 111 years, 237 days | Alsace[j] | France |
| 8 | Johanna Frank[5] | F | 15 September 1875 | 15 December 1986 | 111 years, 91 days | Hamburg | United States |
| 9 | Caroline Dott[10] | F | 5 February 1900 | 8 August 2010 | 110 years, 184 days | Alsace[k] | France |
| Else Hessberg[6] | F | 5 December 1892 | 12 April 2003 | 110 years, 128 days | Prussia (Hesse-Nassau) | United States | |
| 10 | John Mauch[5] | M | 24 December 1888 | 7 March 1999 | 110 years, 73 days | Württemberg | United States |
| 11 | Giovanna Meyer-Zettel[5] | F | 6 December 1896 | 12 January 2007 | 110 years, 37 days | Alsace[l] | Italy |
| Wilhelmine Gnueg[6] | F | 12 March 1894 | 17 April 2004 | 110 years, 36 days | Prussia (Hesse-Nassau) | United States | |
| 12 | Mathilde Bonzo-Wrede[5] | F | 29 May 1890 | 8 June 2000 | 110 years, 10 days | Prussia (Westphalia) | Switzerland |
i^ Petit was born in Lorraine, which was then part of the German Empire. It is now in France.
j^ Trompeter was born in Alsace, which was then part of the German Empire. It is now in France.
k^ Dott was born in Alsace, which was then part of the German Empire. It is now in France.
l^ Meyer-Zettel was born in Alsace, which was then part of the German Empire. It is now in France.
[edit] Oldest German person by state
This is a list of the oldest people by birth from each state - according to today 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 | Frieda Schmidt | F | 15 December 1899 | 6 November 2010 | 110 years, 326 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 | |||||
| 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 | Erna Henningsen | F | 24 May 1889 | 27 February 2000 | 110 years, 279 days |
| Schleswig-Holstein | |||||
| Thuringia |
[edit] Chronological list of the oldest living person in Germany since 1989
Deceased (Verified) Living (Verified) Pending Age disputed Unverified
| From | To | Name | Sex | Age(s) when oldest | Lifespan | State of death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ? | 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 (3 years, 117 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 (1 year, 275 days) |
Ottilie Aleith[16] | F | 108 – 109 | 13 February 1885 – 26 January 1995 109 years, 347 days |
Thuringia |
| 26 January 1995 | 3 July 1996 (1 year, 159 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 (1 year, 127 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 | 23 March 1999 (77 days) |
Wilhelm Schorner | M | 109 – 110 | 3 February 1889 – 23 March 1999 110 years, 54 days |
Bavaria |
| 23 March 1999 | 9 February 2002 (2 years, 323 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 (1 year, 25 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 (2 years, 76 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 (1 year, 314 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 | Present (106 days) |
Elisabeth Schneider | F | 110* | born 19 August 1901 age 110 years, 200 days |
Living in Lower Saxony |
[edit] People
[edit] Ella Ille Rentel
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 |
[edit] Johanna Frank
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 |
[edit] Maria Corba
Maria Corba (15 August 1878 – 8 March 1989) was a supercentenarian and Germany's oldest person. She was born in Izgar (Banat, at his 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 |
[edit] Katharina Braun
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 |
[edit] Paula Marie Baumgärtner
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 |
[edit] Karolina Krüger
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
| Preceded by Ottilie Aleith |
Germany's oldest recognized living person 26 January 1996 – 3 July 1996 |
Succeeded by Pauline Spyra |
[edit] Adelheid Kirschbaum
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 |
[edit] Pauline Spyra
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 |
[edit] Wilhelm Schorner
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 |
[edit] Meta Berndt
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.
[edit] Maria Laqua
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 |
[edit] Bertha Lindemann
Bertha Lindemann (11 March 1891 – 29 May 2002) was a German supercentenarian. She was born and died in Wolfenbüttel.
[edit] Rosalia Hasenkampf
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). 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 |
[edit] Magdalene Regener
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 |
[edit] Anna Stephan
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[disambiguation needed
].
| Preceded by Magdalene Regener |
Germany's oldest recognized living person 19 November 2002 – 3 August 2003 |
Succeeded by Lina Zimmer |
[edit] Elisabeth Heck
Elisabeth Heck (11 July 1893 – 3 February 2005)[5] 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 |
[edit] Frieda Müller
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 |
[edit] Helen Johnson
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 |
[edit] Frieda Borchert
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.[citation needed]
| Preceded by Elsa Tauser |
Germany's oldest recognized person 6 October 2007 – 22 June 2008 |
Succeeded by Emma Joisten |
[edit] Emma Joisten
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 |
[edit] Frieda Schmidt
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.[17]
| 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 |
[edit] Berta Zeisler
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 |
[edit] Charlotte Bauch
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 |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Validated living supercentenarians The Gerontology Research Group lists persons as living whose age has been validated and confirmed to be alive within the past year.
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ http://theforumnewsgroup.com/2012/02/02/carl-berner-celebrates-110th-birthday/
- ^ 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
- ^ a b c d e f g List of Pending cases
- ^ a b c d e GRG Deaths in 2007
- ^ GRG Oldest People in 1994
- ^ a b c d e f GRG Deaths in 2008
- ^ a b c d GRG Deaths in 2010
- ^ GRG Deaths in 2003
- ^ a b GRG Deaths in 2011
- ^ World's Oldest Person Titleholders since 1955
- ^ Supercentenarians who lived in France
- ^ GRG Deaths in 2009
- ^ "Chronicle of Chursdorf mentioning Ottilie Aleith being the oldest person in Thuringia, later also in Germany". http://www.chursdorf.info/modules.php?name=Content&pa=printpage&pid=14.
- ^ http://www.maerkischeallgemeine.de/cms/beitrag/11683984/61129/Die-Bergsdorferin-Frieda-Schmidt-laesst-sich-an-ihrem.html
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