GRG present at the “Map of Longevity in Romania” conference 2024
On 9 October 2024, Director of the Gerontology Research Group (GRG), Wacław Jan Kroczek was present in Bucharest, Romania, where at the Academia Română the conference was held to present the project of Longevity Map of Romania. The top of the longest-lived…
Tomiko Itooka, world’s oldest living person, receives GWR certificate on Respect for the Aged Day
Respect for the Aged Day is a Japanese public holiday celebrated annually on 16 September to honour the country’s elderly citizens. Guinness World Records marked the occasion this year by visiting the world’s oldest living person, Mrs. Tomiko Itooka (b.…
110-year-old Kiyotaka Mizuno confirmed as the new oldest living man in Japan
The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) is pleased to inform that Mr. Kiyotaka Mizuno of Iwata, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, born 14.03.1914, has been confirmed as the oldest living man (Doyen) in Japan. He holds the respectful title since the death of…
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…
114-year-old Silveria Martin Diaz becomes the new oldest living person in Spain
The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) is pleased to announce the age validation of Mrs. Silveria Martin Diaz (born 20 June 1910) of Villanueva de la Vera, Extremadura, Spain, who became the new oldest living person in Spain, following the death…