Ann Flower | Gerontology Research Group

Full name: Ann Flower
Lifespan: (08.07.1885 – 09.08.1995)
Age: 110 years, 32 days
Birthplace: Ellecom, Gelderland, Netherlands
Last residence: Rheden, Gelderland, Netherlands
Application date: N/A
Validation date: 07.01.2003
Validation source: Gert Jan Kuiper

Biography

Ann Flower was born in Ellecom, Gelderland, Netherlands on 8 July 1885. Her father was of British ancestry. She worked as a housekeeper, never marrying nor having children. Her mother lived to an advanced age, dying shortly before reaching the age of 101. On 16 September 1993, then aged 108, she became the oldest person in The Netherlands following the death of 111-year-old Johanna Giezen–Zandstra.

Ann Flower died in Rheden, Gelderland, Netherlands, on 9 August 1995, at the age of 110 years, 32 days. Her successor as The Netherlands’ oldest person was Johanna van Dommelen-Hamer, then aged 109.

Ann Flower on her 102nd birthday in 1987.

Longevity Recognition

Doyenne of the Netherlands (16.09.1993 – 09.08.1995)

Validation

The case of Ann Flower was meticulously examined and verified by Gert Jan Kuiper, GRG Correspondent for the Netherlands, and validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) as of 07 January 2003.