Antonio Todde
| Antonio Todde | |
|---|---|
 Todde (right) at age 112 | |
| Born |
22 January 1889 Tiana, Italy |
| Died |
3 January 2002 (aged 112 years, 346 days) |
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Military career | |
| Allegiance |
 Italy |
| Service/branch |
Italian Army |
| Battles/wars | First World War |
Antonio Todde (22 January 1889 – 3 January 2002)[1] was an Italian supercentenarian who at the time of his death, was the oldest man in the world.[2]
Long-lived family
Todde was born in the village of Tiana, in the province of Nuoro, Sardinia.[3] The hilly countryside of Nuoro is noted for its remarkable centenarian density.[4] Todde was only one of two known living Sardinian supercentenarians, the other being Giovanni Frau of Orroli, who was then 111.[4]
After becoming a widower, Todde's daughters, Laura, and Angela—comparative youngsters in a family where one of his cousins, Michela Deiana, also lived until age 100— looked after him.[4] His father lived to be 90; his mother might well have lived past her centenary, had rotten cheese not intervened at age 98.[5] At the time of Todde's death, his sister was still going strong at 97.[4]
Biography
Born to a poor shepherd family in the medieval center of Tiana, Todde was the third of 12 children. In 1920, he married Maria Antonia, then aged 25, and they had four daughters and a son. She died in 1990, aged 95.[6]
He left Sardinia only to fight in the First World War.[2] Where he was injured in the shoulder by a grenade.[7] He died 3 January 2002 aged 112.[1]
See also
- Oldest people
- List of the verified oldest men
- Veterans of the First World War who died in 2002
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 GRG VERIFIED SUPERCENTENARIAN CASES -- ITALY (As of March 24, 2007). Retrieved 17 October 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Los Angeles Times. "Antonio Todde, 112; World's Oldest Man". Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ↑ È morto tziu Antoni, l'uomo più vecchio del mondo (Italian)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 È morto tziu Antonio Todde, il nonnino di Tiana, l'uomo più vecchio del mondo (Italian)
- ↑ (Italian)
- ↑ Follain, John. "Antonio Todde, a New Record-Holder at 111, and his Daughter Angela, 76. World's Oldest Living Man Owes It All to Wine, Pasta, and Genes". Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ↑ Armstrong, Jane. "Oldest man lives like a king". Retrieved 6 January 2015.
| Preceded by John Painter |
Oldest recognized living man March 1, 2001 – January 3, 2002 |
Succeeded by Yukichi Chuganji |
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