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'''Robert Young''' (born 1974 or 1975)<ref name="White2006-02-08">{{cite news |last=White |first=Gayle |date=2006-02-08 |title=Supercentenarians giving researchers clues on longevity |url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2006-02-08/features/0602080100_1_guinness-world-records-oldest-people-supercentenarians |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]] |accessdate=2015-01-26 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6VsbmSzcq |archivedate=2015-01-26 }}</ref> is a [[gerontology]] researcher frequently cited by the news media as an authority on [[longevity claims|age verification]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Moses Hardy, 113; last known of Black U.S. veterans of WWI|url=http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/1209death1209.html|publisher=The Arizona Republic|work=[[The Associated Press]]|date=2006-12-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/health/6200359.stm|title=Longevity gene keeps mind sharp|date=2006-12-26|accessdate=2007-11-17|publisher=BBC}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/03327/242936.stm|title='Oldest' title no big deal to Ohio woman, 114|date=2003-11-23|author=Gary Rotstein|accessdate=2007-11-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-12-11-oldest-person_x.htm?csp=34|title=World's oldest person dies at 116|date=2006-12-11|accessdate=2007-11-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/5293436.stm|title=World's oldest woman dies at 116|date=2006-08-28|publisher=BBC}}</ref> He is the Senior Claims Investigator for the [[Gerontology Research Group]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grg.org/calment.html|title=Centenarians|accessdate=2007-11-17}}</ref><ref name=zaslow>{{cite news|first=Jeffrey|last=Zaslow|authorlink=Jeffrey Zaslow|title=Gerontology sleuths search for 'supercentenarians'|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05059/463487.stm|publisher=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]|work=[[Wall Street Journal]]|accessdate=2007-10-31|date=2005-02-28}}</ref> and also the senior consultant for gerontology for [[Guinness World Records]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/01/29/woldest129.xml|title=Shortest ever reign for world's oldest person|accessdate=2007-11-17|author=Tom Leonard|date=2007-01-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2006-08-28-oldest-person_x.htm|title=World's oldest person, Maria Esther de Capovilla, dead at 116|date=2006-08-28|accessdate=2007-11-17}}</ref> Young is a graduate research assistant at [[Georgia State University]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwger/about/admin.html|title= Administration & Staff|accessdate=2007-11-17}}</ref> and previously worked for the [[U.S. Census Bureau]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Shoreline woman turns 111 today|url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002132508_oldest28m.html|publisher=The Seattle Times|author=Marsha King|date=2004-12-28}}</ref><ref name="zaslow"/> Young searches for census reports, baptismal records, and other documentation to verify age claims and has met with [[Bettie Wilson]], [[Susie Gibson]], [[Moses Hardy]]<ref name="White2006-02-08"/> [[Ramona Trinidad Iglesias-Jordan]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2001943934_oldestobit01.html|title=World's oldest person, 114, dies in Puerto Rico|author=Myrna Oliver|date=2004-06-01|publisher=The Seattle Times}}</ref> and other [[supercentenarians]]. The Gerontology Research Group lists dozens of supercentenarian cases which Young has verified.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grg.org/Adams/AA.HTM|title=VERIFIED SUPERCENTENARIAN CASES -- as of May 26, 2006}}</ref> Young attends supercentenarians' birthday parties where he is warmly welcomed.<ref name="Malcolm2005-06-25">{{cite news |last=Malcolm |first=Andrew H. |date=2005-06-25 |title=Hitting the Big Eleven-O |url=http://articles.latimes.com/print/2005/jun/25/local/me-aged25 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |accessdate=2015-01-26 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6VsbSoMz3 |archivedate=2015-01-26 }}</ref>
'''Robert Young''' (born May 2, 1974 in [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida]])<ref>http://gerontology.wikia.com/wiki/Robert_Young</ref><ref name="White2006-02-08">{{cite news |last=White |first=Gayle |date=2006-02-08 |title=Supercentenarians giving researchers clues on longevity |url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2006-02-08/features/0602080100_1_guinness-world-records-oldest-people-supercentenarians |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]] |accessdate=2015-01-26 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6VsbmSzcq |archivedate=2015-01-26 }}</ref> is a [[gerontology]] researcher frequently cited by the news media as an authority on [[longevity claims|age verification]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Moses Hardy, 113; last known of Black U.S. veterans of WWI|url=http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/1209death1209.html|publisher=The Arizona Republic|work=[[The Associated Press]]|date=2006-12-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/health/6200359.stm|title=Longevity gene keeps mind sharp|date=2006-12-26|accessdate=2007-11-17|publisher=BBC}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/03327/242936.stm|title='Oldest' title no big deal to Ohio woman, 114|date=2003-11-23|author=Gary Rotstein|accessdate=2007-11-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-12-11-oldest-person_x.htm?csp=34|title=World's oldest person dies at 116|date=2006-12-11|accessdate=2007-11-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/5293436.stm|title=World's oldest woman dies at 116|date=2006-08-28|publisher=BBC}}</ref> He is the Senior Claims Investigator for the [[Gerontology Research Group]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grg.org/calment.html|title=Centenarians|accessdate=2007-11-17}}</ref><ref name=zaslow>{{cite news|first=Jeffrey|last=Zaslow|authorlink=Jeffrey Zaslow|title=Gerontology sleuths search for 'supercentenarians'|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05059/463487.stm|publisher=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]|work=[[Wall Street Journal]]|accessdate=2007-10-31|date=2005-02-28}}</ref> and also the senior consultant for gerontology for [[Guinness World Records]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/01/29/woldest129.xml|title=Shortest ever reign for world's oldest person|accessdate=2007-11-17|author=Tom Leonard|date=2007-01-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2006-08-28-oldest-person_x.htm|title=World's oldest person, Maria Esther de Capovilla, dead at 116|date=2006-08-28|accessdate=2007-11-17}}</ref> Young is a graduate research assistant at [[Georgia State University]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwger/about/admin.html|title= Administration & Staff|accessdate=2007-11-17}}</ref> and previously worked for the [[U.S. Census Bureau]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Shoreline woman turns 111 today|url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002132508_oldest28m.html|publisher=The Seattle Times|author=Marsha King|date=2004-12-28}}</ref><ref name="zaslow"/> Young searches for census reports, baptismal records, and other documentation to verify age claims and has met with [[Bettie Wilson]], [[Susie Gibson]], [[Moses Hardy]]<ref name="White2006-02-08"/> [[Ramona Trinidad Iglesias-Jordan]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2001943934_oldestobit01.html|title=World's oldest person, 114, dies in Puerto Rico|author=Myrna Oliver|date=2004-06-01|publisher=The Seattle Times}}</ref> and other [[supercentenarians]]. The Gerontology Research Group lists dozens of supercentenarian cases which Young has verified.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grg.org/Adams/AA.HTM|title=VERIFIED SUPERCENTENARIAN CASES -- as of May 26, 2006}}</ref> Young attends supercentenarians' birthday parties where he is warmly welcomed.<ref name="Malcolm2005-06-25">{{cite news |last=Malcolm |first=Andrew H. |date=2005-06-25 |title=Hitting the Big Eleven-O |url=http://articles.latimes.com/print/2005/jun/25/local/me-aged25 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |accessdate=2015-01-26 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6VsbSoMz3 |archivedate=2015-01-26 }}</ref>


[[Carl Bialik]] of ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' wrote that Young's "work and that of other researchers' has helped to create a new branch of demography: Statistics about the world's best agers.<ref name="Bialik">{{cite news |last=Bialik |first=Carl |date=2010-07-24 |title=Scientists Seek to Tabulate Mysteries of the Aged |url=http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703467304575383593595643772 |newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |accessdate=2015-01-26 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6VsjIxmNw |archivedate=2015-01-26 }}</ref>
[[Carl Bialik]] of ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' wrote that Young's "work and that of other researchers' has helped to create a new branch of demography: Statistics about the world's best agers.<ref name="Bialik">{{cite news |last=Bialik |first=Carl |date=2010-07-24 |title=Scientists Seek to Tabulate Mysteries of the Aged |url=http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703467304575383593595643772 |newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |accessdate=2015-01-26 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6VsjIxmNw |archivedate=2015-01-26 }}</ref>
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Robert Young (born May 2, 1974 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida)[1][2] is a gerontology researcher frequently cited by the news media as an authority on age verification.[3][4][5][6][7] He is the Senior Claims Investigator for the Gerontology Research Group[8][9] and also the senior consultant for gerontology for Guinness World Records.[10][11] Young is a graduate research assistant at Georgia State University[12] and previously worked for the U.S. Census Bureau.[13][9] Young searches for census reports, baptismal records, and other documentation to verify age claims and has met with Bettie Wilson, Susie Gibson, Moses Hardy[2] Ramona Trinidad Iglesias-Jordan[14] and other supercentenarians. The Gerontology Research Group lists dozens of supercentenarian cases which Young has verified.[15] Young attends supercentenarians' birthday parties where he is warmly welcomed.[16]

Carl Bialik of The Wall Street Journal wrote that Young's "work and that of other researchers' has helped to create a new branch of demography: Statistics about the world's best agers.[17]

Jerry Friedman credits Young with making his book, "Earth's Elders: The Wisdom of the World's Oldest People", possible by helping to find, document, and make contact with the elders covered in the book.[18]

Young also lectures on age research[19] and is a founding member of the Supercentenarian Research Foundation.[20] He attended Georgia State University.[2]

References

  1. ^ http://gerontology.wikia.com/wiki/Robert_Young
  2. ^ a b c White, Gayle (2006-02-08). "Supercentenarians giving researchers clues on longevity". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 2015-01-26. Retrieved 2015-01-26.
  3. ^ "Moses Hardy, 113; last known of Black U.S. veterans of WWI". The Associated Press. The Arizona Republic. 2006-12-09.
  4. ^ "Longevity gene keeps mind sharp". BBC. 2006-12-26. Retrieved 2007-11-17.
  5. ^ Gary Rotstein (2003-11-23). "'Oldest' title no big deal to Ohio woman, 114". Retrieved 2007-11-17.
  6. ^ "World's oldest person dies at 116". 2006-12-11. Retrieved 2007-11-17.
  7. ^ "World's oldest woman dies at 116". BBC. 2006-08-28.
  8. ^ "Centenarians". Retrieved 2007-11-17.
  9. ^ a b Zaslow, Jeffrey (2005-02-28). "Gerontology sleuths search for 'supercentenarians'". Wall Street Journal. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2007-10-31.
  10. ^ Tom Leonard (2007-01-30). "Shortest ever reign for world's oldest person". Retrieved 2007-11-17.
  11. ^ "World's oldest person, Maria Esther de Capovilla, dead at 116". 2006-08-28. Retrieved 2007-11-17.
  12. ^ "Administration & Staff". Retrieved 2007-11-17.
  13. ^ Marsha King (2004-12-28). "Shoreline woman turns 111 today". The Seattle Times.
  14. ^ Myrna Oliver (2004-06-01). "World's oldest person, 114, dies in Puerto Rico". The Seattle Times.
  15. ^ "VERIFIED SUPERCENTENARIAN CASES -- as of May 26, 2006".
  16. ^ Malcolm, Andrew H. (2005-06-25). "Hitting the Big Eleven-O". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2015-01-26. Retrieved 2015-01-26.
  17. ^ Bialik, Carl (2010-07-24). "Scientists Seek to Tabulate Mysteries of the Aged". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 2015-01-26. Retrieved 2015-01-26.
  18. ^ Michael Kunzelman (2006-01-01). "The Oldest Ones in the Book". The Associated Press. The Washington Post.
  19. ^ Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research. "6th International Workshop on Supercentenarians" (PDF).
  20. ^ "Supercentenarian Research Foundation". Retrieved 2007-11-17.

The Gerontology Research Group

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