Helena Michalik, Doyenne of Poland, passes away at age 110
The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) is saddened to announce that Mrs. Helena Michalik of Kazimierza Wielka, Kazimierza Wielka County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland, has passed away on September 7, 2024, at the age of 110 years, 108 days. We are thankful to…
Age validation of 112-year old Ilse Meingast, the oldest living person in California and the oldest living German-born person
The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) is pleased to announce that the scientific age validation process of Mrs. Ilse Meingast has been positively completed. Mrs. Meingast was born in Berlin, Germany on 14 March 1912 and presently lives in California, USA, aged 112.…
Mine Kondo, Aichi Prefecture’s oldest living person, celebrated her 114th birthday
The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) is delighted to report that Mrs. Mine Kondo of Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, celebrated her 114th birthday on 1 September 2024. Mine Kondo was born in Ikuma-cho, Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, Japan on 1 September 1910. She…
Gerontology Research Group honors the oldest living man in Poland
The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) is delighted to announce that Cpt. Tadeusz Lutak, born August 29, 1917 has been recognized as the Oldest Living Man (Doyen) in Poland on the day of his 107th birthday by our scientific institute, represented…
Charlotte Kretschmann, Germany’s oldest person ever, dies at 114
The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) is saddened to report news that Mrs. Charlotte Kretschmann, the oldest person ever to have lived in Germany, died in Kirchheim unter Teck, Baden-Württemberg, Germany on 27 August 2024 at the age of 114 years,…