Signe Højer
- Full name: Signe Kristine Højer
- Lifespan: (01.11.1905 – 18.03.2016)
- Age: 110 years, 138 days
- Birthplace: Næsborg, Vesthimmerland Municipality, Nordjylland, Denmark
- Last residence: Silkeborg, Silkeborg Municipality, Midtjylland, Denmark
- Application date: 01.11.2015
- Validation date: 15.10.2021
- Validation source: Waclaw Jan Kroczek
Biography
Signe Kirstine Højer was born in Næsborg, Vesthimmerland Municipality, Nordjylland, Denmark, on 1 November 1905. She spent her childhood on a farm in Sdr. Aggersund near Limfjorden with her parents and brother. Sadly, her mother died when she was just eight years old.
As a teenager, she helped her father with work at the farm. Around 1925, at the age of 20, she went to Kolding in order to search for job. After her father’s death in 1948, she opened her own store in Silkeborg, which she has been running for many years, until aged 75. Thereafter, she worked as an accountant for another ten years.
On the day of her 110th birthday, 1 November 2015, Ms. Højer memorised the introduction of electricity for her farm, which took place in 1918. She also remembered the German troops passing through Kolding in 1940. She never married and never had children.
Signe Højer died in Silkeborg, Midtjylland, Denmark, 110 years, 138 days old.
Between 16 March 2016 (Gerda Muff‘s 110th birthday) and 18 March 2016 (Ms. Højer’s passing), for the first time in the history of Denmark there were three living supercentenarians in the country at the same time.
Longevity recognition
- Doyenne of Denmark (30.01.2015 – 18.03.2018)
Signe Højer was the oldest living person in Denmark since the death of Marie Jensen on 30 January 2015.
Validation
The case of Signe Højer was meticulously examined and verified using modern scientific age validation criteria by Waclaw Jan Kroczek, GRG Correspondent for Poland and Nordic Countries, and validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) on 15 October 2021.
Signe Højer photographed in 2013 aged 108.
Photo courtesy of Kristeligt Dagblad.dk.
