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Robert Young is a gerontology researcher frequently cited by the news media as an authority on age verification. [1][2][3][4][5] He is the Senior Claims Investigator for the Gerontology Research Group[6][7] and also the senior consultant for gerontology for Guinness World Records.[8][9] Young is a graduate research assistant at Georgia State University[10] and previously worked for the U.S. Census Bureau.[11][7] Young searches for census reports, baptismal records, and other documentation to verify age claims and has met with Bettie Wilson, Susie Gibson, Moses Hardy[12] Ramona Trinidad Iglesias-Jordan[13] and other supercentenarians. The Gerontology Research Group lists dozens of supercentenarian cases which Young has verified.[14]

Jerry Friedman credits Young with making his book, "Earth's Elders: The Wisdom of the World's Oldest People", possible by helping to find, document, and make contact with the elders covered in the book.[15][12]

Young also lectures on age research[16] and is a founding member of the Supercentenarian Research Foundation.[17]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Moses Hardy, 113; last known of Black U.S. veterans of WWI", The Associated Press, The Arizona Republic, 2006-12-09. 
  2. ^ "Longevity gene keeps mind sharp", BBC, 2006-12-26. Retrieved on 2007-11-17. 
  3. ^ Gary Rotstein. "'Oldest' title no big deal to Ohio woman, 114", 2003-11-23. Retrieved on 2007-11-17. 
  4. ^ "World's oldest person dies at 116", 2006-12-11. Retrieved on 2007-11-17. 
  5. ^ "World's oldest woman dies at 116", BBC, 2006-08-28. 
  6. ^ Centenarians. Retrieved on 2007-11-17.
  7. ^ a b Zaslow, Jeffrey. "Gerontology sleuths search for 'supercentenarians'", Wall Street Journal, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, February 28, 2005. Retrieved on 2007-10-31. 
  8. ^ Tom Leonard. "Shortest ever reign for world's oldest person", 2007-01-30. Retrieved on 2007-11-17. 
  9. ^ "World's oldest person, Maria Esther de Capovilla, dead at 116", 2006-8-28. Retrieved on 2007-11-17. 
  10. ^ Administration & Staff. Retrieved on 2007-11-17.
  11. ^ Marsha King. "Shoreline woman turns 111 today", The Seattle Times, 2004-12-28. 
  12. ^ a b Gayle White. "GSU Researcher Tracks Elite Pack of Supercentenarians for Clues on Longevity", The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Global Action on Aging, 2006-01-31. 
  13. ^ Myrna Oliver. "World's oldest person, 114, dies in Puerto Rico", The Seattle Times, 2004-06-01. 
  14. ^ VERIFIED SUPERCENTENARIAN CASES -- as of May 26, 2006.
  15. ^ Michael Kunzelman (2006-01-01). The Oldest Ones in the Book. The Associated Press. The Washington Post.
  16. ^ Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research. 6th International Workshop on Supercentenarians (PDF).
  17. ^ Supercentenarian Research Foundation. Retrieved on 2007-11-17.

[edit] External links

The Gerontology Research Group

[[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Gerontologists]]