Rosa Rein
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Rosa Rein | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 March 1897 |
| Died | 14 February 2010 (aged 112 years, 327 days) |
| Occupation | Retired |
| Known for | Oldest verified person ever in Switzerland |
Rosa Rein (née Karliner; 24 March 1897 – 14 February 2010) was a Polish-born Swiss supercentenarian and the oldest documented person ever died in Switzerland.[1][2]
She was born in Upper Silesia in Dzietzkowitz/Dziećkowice, at the time part of the German Empire, but now in Poland. A German Jew,[3] her mother died in a Nazi concentration camp and the rest of the family fled from Germany, first to Brazil, then to Genoa, and finally to Switzerland. Rein married twice, but had no children. She lived on her own until 2001, when, after a fall,[3] she decided to move to a nursing home in Paradiso, Switzerland, where she lived until her death.[4]
See also
- List of German supercentenarians
- List of Polish supercentenarians
- List of supercentenarians who died in 2010
- National longevity recordholders
- Oldest people
References
- ^ [1] The Gerontology Research Group
- ^ Älteste Schweizerin mit 112 Jahren gestorben Template:De icon
- ^ a b Report on Rosa Rein's 110th birthday Template:De icon
- ^ "Älteste Schweizerin ist 109 Jahre alt". NZZ Online (in German). 24 March 2006.
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