Elizabeth Philippina van Boven-Smaal, doyenne of the Netherlands, celebrated her 110th birthday
The Gerontology Research Group is pleased to announce news that Mrs. Elizabeth Philippina van Boven-Smaal, tthe oldest living woman in the Netherlands, celebrated her 110th birthday in Capelle aan den IJssel, South Holland, on 5 January 2025. As of her 110th birthday, she is considered the third-oldest living person in the Netherlands, behind John Huang, who claims to have been born on 1 February 1914 in Southern Vietnam, and lives in Hilversum, and validated 110-year-old Jan van Ierland, who was born on 5 May 1914, and lives in Bloemendaal.
Elizabeth Philippina van Boven-Smaal was born in in Overschie, Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands, on 5 January 1915.
On 27 July 1938, at the age of 23, she married Wouter van Boven, in Rotterdam.
On 11 March 2024, following the passing of 111-year-old Marina van der Es-Siewers, she became the oldest (known) living woman in the Netherlands.
On her 110th birthday, she was visited by Mayor Joost Manusama.
Uitzonderlijke verjaardag: mevrouw Smaal uit Capelle is 110 jaar geworden (Het Kontakt – IJssel en Lekstreek, 5 January 2025)