Johanna Giezen-Zandstra
- Full name: Johanna Francina Giezen-Zandstra
- Lifespan: (07.09.1882 – 16.09.1993)
- Age: 111 years, 9 days
- Birthplace: Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands
- Last residence: The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
- Application date: N/A
- Validation date: 25.09.2001
- Validation source: Gert Jan Kuiper
Biography
Johanna Francina Zandstra-Giezen was born in Leeuwarden, The Netherlands, on 7 September 1882 to parents Jan Johannes Giezen and Maria Theodora Elisabeth Heyer, who died at the age of 101. She married Regnerus Zandstra.
Mrs. Zandstra-Giezen became the oldest person in The Netherlands after the death of 109-year-old Trijntje Jansma-Boskma on 5 March 1991. By the time of her 110th birthday in 1992, she was bedridden. On her 111th birthday in 1993, she received a bottle of eau de cologne from mayor Ad Havermans of The Hague.
Johanna Zandstra-Giezen died in The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands, 9 days later, on 16 September 1993, at the age of 111 years, 9 days. Following her death, Ann Flower became the oldest person in The Netherlands. She remains the oldest person born in from the province of Friesland.
Longevity Recognition
- Doyenne of the Netherlands (05.03.1991 – 16.09.1993)
- Oldest person born in Friesland province (present)
Validation
The case of Johanna Zandstra-Giezen was meticulously examined and verified by Gert Jan Kuiper, GRG Correspondent for the Netherlands, and validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) as of 25 September 2001.
Johanna Zandstra-Giezen standing in the back row, second woman on the right (staring directly at the camera). Lying in bed is her mother, Maria Heijer, who died at the age of 101.