JAPAN: The Gerontology Research Group validates Katsugo Tago, the oldest living person in Tokyo Prefecture, the sixth-oldest living person in Japan, and the 14th world’s oldest living person
The Gerontology Research Group is delighted to announce the validation of Mrs. Katsugo Tago. She was born in Japan (Nagano) on Mar. 28, 1910 and is presently living in Japan (Tokyo) at 113 years of age. Katsugo Tago was born in Nagano Prefecture,…
USA: The Gerontology Research Group validates Edna Kern, the oldest and the last surviving American person born in 1900
The Gerontology Research Group is honored to annonce the validation of Mrs. Edna Kern (1900-2016). Edna Kern was born to a family of Swiss ancestry in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA on Oct. 14, 1900. She was twice…
POLAND: The Gerontology Research Group honors Jadwiga Żak-Stewart, the country’s vice-doyenne, on her 111th birthday
It is with great happiness that I announce the 111th birthday of Mrs. Jadwiga Żak-Stewart, the oldest resident of Łódź and the second-oldest citizen of Poland. In the name of the Gerontology Research Group, I presented her with honorary certificate…
BRAZIL: The Gerontology Research Group honors Inah Canabarro Lucas on her 115th birthday
The Gerontology Research Group is pleased to report that Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas of Brazil has celebrated her 115th birthday in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. On that day, she was visited and honored by Dr. Angelo Jose…
Violet Brown (1900-2017), the World’s Oldest Person in year 2017 honored in Jamaica
The GRG Director for Supercentenarian Research and Database Division, Mr. Robert Young is delighted to report that a new monument has been erected in honor of Violet Brown (1900-2017), the WORLD’s OLDEST PERSON in year 2017. The monument is located…