List of Swiss supercentenarians

This list includes Swiss supercentenarians (people from Switzerland who have attained the age of at least 110 years) whose lifespans have been verified by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). There have been three verified supercentenarians from Switzerland.[1] The oldest person ever to have been born in Switzerland was Emma Duvoisin, (July 5th, 1886-September 30th, 1997) who died in 1997, at age 111 years, 87 days.[2] The oldest person to die in Switzerland was Polish born Rosa Rein, (Poland was then part of the German Empire) who died in 2010, at age 112 years, 327 days.[3] As of 29 April 2015, the GRG has identified no verified living supercentenarians in Switzerland, but the oldest living person in Switzerland is Nina Hofer-Lustenberger, age 110 years, 152 days.

Living Swiss supercentenarians

      Verified       Pending       Unverified

Rank Name Sex Birth date Age as of 29 April 2015 Canton of birth Place of residence
Nina Hofer-Lustenberger F 28 November 1904 110 years, 152 days Lucerne Lucerne

Swiss supercentenarians

      Deceased (Verified)       Pending

Rank Name Sex Birth date Death date Age Canton or country of birth Canton of death
1 Rosa Rein[3] F 24 March 1897 14 February 2010 112 years, 327 days Poland[a] Ticino
2 Andrée Fehr-de Boulay[4] F 7 February 1882 19 May 1993 111 years, 101 days France Aargau
3 Emma Duvoisin[2] F 5 July 1886 30 September 1997 111 years, 87 days Bern Geneva
Anna Ringier[5] F 12 April 1896 3 September 2006 110 years, 144 days Aargau Aargau
4 Mathilde Bonzo-Wrede[2] F 29 May 1890 8 June 2000 110 years, 10 days Germany Zürich

a^ Rein was born in Dziećkowice, near Mysłowice, which was then part of the German Empire. It is now in Poland.

Oldest Swiss person by canton

This is a list of the oldest people by birth from each canton-- according to today's borders.

      Deceased (Verified)       Pending       Unverified

Canton Name Sex Reported birth date Reported death date Reported age
Aargau Anna Ringier F 12 April 1896 3 September 2006 110 years, 144 days
Appenzell Innerrhoden
Ausserrhoden
Basel-Landschaft
Basel-Stadt Adelheid Wehrle-Rieger[6][7] F 19 November 1899 28 May 2010 110 years, 190 days
Bern Emma Duvoisin[2] F 5 July 1886 30 September 1997 111 years, 87 days
Fribourg
Geneva Edith Naef[8] F 15 January 1898 14 March 2007 109 years, 58 days
Glarus
Graubünden
Grisons
Jura
Lucerne Nina Hofer-Lustenberger F 28 November 1904 Living 110 years, 152 days
Neuchâtel
Nidwalden
Obwalden
Schaffhausen
Schwyz
Solothurn Alice Roffler-Waldmeyer F 14 April 1904 26 January 2015 110 years, 287 days
St. Gallen
Thurgau
Ticino
Uri
Valais
Vaud
Zug
Zürich

Chronological list of the oldest living person in Switzerland since 1982

      Deceased (Verified)/Under 110       Living (Verified)       Pending       Unverified

From To Name Sex Reported age(s) when oldest Reported lifespan Canton of death
? 21 July 1982 Giustina Giardino[9] F ? – 109 27 September 1872 – 21 July 1982
109 years, 297 days		 Geneva
21 July 1982 25 November 1986
(4 years, 127 days)		 Fritz Bösch M 105 – 109 25 February 1877 – 25 November 1986
109 years, 273 days		 Fribourg
25 November 1986 19 January 1988
(1 years, 55 days)		 Bertha Bournoud-Bucher F 107 – 108 27 January 1879 – 19 January 1988
108 years, 357 days		 Vaud
19 January 1988 28 August 1989
(1 years, 221 days)		 Anita Canonica F 108 – 109 3 December 1879 – 28 August 1989
109 years, 268 days		 Ticino
28 August 1989 22 April 1990
(237 days)		 Suzanne Monney-Perrin F 108 – 109 1 November 1880 – 22 April 1990
109 years, 172 days		 Vaud
22 April 1990 19 May 1993
(3 years, 27 days)		 Andrée Fehr-de Boulay F 108 – 111 7 February 1882 – 19 May 1993
111 years, 101 days		 Aargau
19 May 1993 18 November 1994
(1 years, 183 days)		 Cécile Ida Ritter F 107 – 109 27 August 1885 – 18 November 1994
109 years, 82 days		 Bern
18 November 1994 30 September 1997
(2 years, 316 days)		 Emma Duvoisin[2] F 108 – 111 5 July 1886 – 30 September 1997
111 years, 87 days		 Geneva
30 September 1997 4 June 1999
(1 years, 247 days)		 Hanna Schiess F 107 – 109 4 November 1889 – 4 June 1999
109 years, 212 days		 Vaud
4 June 1999 8 June 2000
(1 years, 4 days)		 Mathilde Bonzo-Wrede[2] F 109 – 110 29 May 1890 – 8 June 2000
110 years, 10 days		 Zurich
8 June 2000 31 July 2000
(53 days)		 Frieda Schöpf[10] F 109 17 November 1890 – 31 July 2000
109 years, 257 days		 Lucerne
31 July 2000 11 June 2001
(315 days)		 Sophie Hew-Schenker F 108 23 June 1892 – 11 June 2001
108 years, 353 days		 Grisons
11 June 2001 30 December 2001
(202 days)		 Catherine Amoos F 108 21 April 1893 – 30 December 2001
108 years, 253 days		 Valais
30 December 2001 20 January 2002
(21 days)		 Jules Nidegger M 108 26 May 1893 – 20 January 2002
108 years, 239 days		 Vaud
20 January 2002 22 May 2003
(1 years, 122 days)		 Emma Soller-Kellenberger F 107 – 108 23 July 1894 – 22 May 2003
108 years, 303 days		 Thurgau
22 May 2003 9 July 2004
(1 years, 48 days)		 Maria Siegrist-Stämpfli[11] F 108 – 109 6 November 1894 – 9 July 2004
109 years, 246 days		 Solothurn
9 July 2004 2 October 2004
(85 days)		 Suzanne Jaccard F 109 21 May 1895 – 2 October 2004
109 years, 134 days		 Neuchâtel
2 October 2004 3 September 2006
(1 years, 336 days)		 Anna Ringier F 108 – 110 12 April 1896 – 3 September 2006
110 years, 144 days		 Aargau
3 September 2006 14 February 2010
(3 years, 164 days)		 Rosa Rein[3] F 109 – 112 24 March 1897 – 14 February 2010
112 years, 327 days		 Ticino
14 February 2010 28 May 2010
(103 days)		 Adelheid Wehrle-Rieger F 110 19 November 1899 – 28 May 2010
110 years, 190 days		 Basel-Stadt
28 May 2010 13 February 2012
(1 years, 261 days)		 Pierre Gremion M 108 – 109 5 March 1902 – 13 February 2012
109 years, 345 days		 Fribourg
13 February 2012 6 March 2012
(22 days)		 Louise Mafli F 108 9 May 1903 – 6 March 2012
108 years, 302 days		 Zurich
6 March 2012 31 May 2014
(2 years, 86 days)		 Hedwig Hosig-Huggler F 108 – 110 12 August 1903 – 31 May 2014
110 years, 292 days		 Bern
31 May 2014 26 January 2015
(240 days)		 Alice Roffler-Waldmeyer F 110 14 April 1904 – 26 January 2015
110 years, 287 days		 Basel-Landschaft
26 January 2015 Present
(93 days)		 Nina Hofer-Lustenberger F 110* born 28 November 1904
age 110 years, 152 days		 Living in Lucerne

References

  1. ↑ GRG Validated Living Supercentenarians As of September 10, 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2015. The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) lists persons as living whose age has been validated and who have been confirmed to be alive within the past year.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 GRG VERIFIED SUPERCENTENARIAN CASES -- LISTED CHRONOLOGICALLY BY DEATH DATE as of April 28, 2007 Retrieved 12 June 2011.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 GRG Deaths for 2010 (in Chronological Order) (as of May 29, 2011) Retrieved 12 June 2011.
  4. ↑
  5. ↑ List of Pending cases
  6. ↑ "Älteste Baslerin feiert 109. Geburtstag". Berner Zeitung. 19 November 2008. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  7. ↑ "Älteste Baslerin wird 110 Jahre alt". 20 Minuten. 19 November 2009. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  8. ↑ "La doyenne du canton de Genève n'est plus". RTS Info. 28 June 2010. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  9. ↑ http://www.supercentenariditalia.it/wp-content/uploads/Giustina-Bianco-Giardino-articoli.jpg
  10. ↑ "Älteste Luzernerin mit 109 Jahren gestorben". News.ch. 3 August 2000. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  11. ↑ "Älteste Schweizerin im Alter von 109 Jahren gestorben". Neue Zürcher Zeitung. 9 July 2004. Retrieved 12 September 2013.