The oldest man in the Netherlands Jan van Ierland turned 111
The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) is delighted to report that Mr Jan van Ierland has celebrated his 111 birthday on 05.05.2025. Joannes Franciscus Alphonsus Aloysius van Ierland was born in Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands on 5 May 1914. In 1944, he married…
Ethel Caterham, Doyenne of the UK, 115, recognized as the World’s Oldest Person
The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) announces that Mrs. Ethel Caterham of the United Kingdom, aged 115, has become the WORLD’s OLDEST PERSON following the death of Inah Canabarro Lucas. Moreover the Gerontology Research Group informs that Mrs. Ethel Caterham is…
Annie Sjöström, the oldest living person in Sweden, dies at 110
The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) is saddened to report the death of Annie Sjöström, the oldest living person in Sweden, who sadly passed away in Borgholm, Kalmar county, Sweden on 23rd April 2025 at the age of 110 years, 125 days. Annie Sjöström was born in…
British longevity record broken after 32 years
Ethel May Caterham, born August 21 1909, today surpasses the longevity record of the United Kingdom. The previous record-holder was Charlotte Hughes (1877-1993) who lived 115 years, 228 days. Mrs Caterham has now reached 115 years, 229 days, making her…
GRG Statement on Rose Girone’s (113) Actual Birthplace in modern Ukraine
The Gerontology Research Group, a partner institute of Guinness World Records, is compelled to make a statement regarding the actual place of birth of Mrs. Rose Girone of New York, USA, 113, the world’s oldest living Holocaust survivor. After extensive…