List of Danish supercentenarians
This list comprises verified Danish supercentenarians (people from Denmark who have attained the age of at least 110 years), according to the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). The GRG reports that there have been, including emigrants, 5 verified supercentenarians from Denmark.[1], the oldest of whom is Christian Mortensen who emigrated in 1903 to the United States where he died on 25 April 1998 aged 115 years, 252 days.
Danish supercentenarians
Deceased
Living
†^ denotes age at death, or, if living, age as of 20 August 2017
| Rank | Name | Sex | Birth date | Death date | Age [†] | Region of birth | Region of death or residence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellen Adelaide Brandenborg[2] | F | 7 January 1906 | 22 July 2017[3] | 111 years, 196 days | Nordjylland | Midtjylland | |
| 1 | Anne Matthiesen[4] | F | 26 November 1884 | 19 March 1996 | 111 years, 114 days | Syddanmark | Syddanmark |
| 2 | Karen Jespersen[4] | F | 5 May 1889 | 4 August 2000 | 111 years, 91 days | Midtjylland | Midtjylland |
| Marie Jensen[5] | F | 5 June 1904 | 30 January 2015 | 110 years, 239 days | Midtjylland | Midtjylland | |
| Signe Højer[6] | F | 1 November 1905 | 18 March 2016 | 110 years, 138 days | Nordjylland | Midtjylland | |
| Agnes Steenstrup[7] | F | 24 November 1903[8] | 1 March 2014 | 110 years, 97 days | Hovedstaden | Hovedstaden | |
| Gerda Muff[9] | F | 16 March 1906 | 29 April 2016 | 110 years, 44 days | Sjælland | Sjælland |
Danish emigrant supercentenarians
| Rank | Name | Sex | Birth date | Death date | Age [†] | Region of birth | Country of death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian Mortensen[4] | M | 16 August 1882 | 25 April 1998 | 115 years, 252 days | Midtjylland | United States |
| 2 | Johanne Svensson[4] | F | 24 January 1892 | 29 May 2003 | 111 years, 125 days | Midtjylland | Sweden |
| 3 | Bertha Wallin[4] | F | 13 January 1874 | 5 August 1984 | 110 years, 205 days | Midtjylland | United States |
References
- ↑ GRG Validated Living Supercentenarians As of 10 September 2014 Archived 24 February 2001 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 9 January 2015. The GRG lists persons as living whose age has been validated and confirmed to be alive within the past year.
- ↑ TV 2 Østjylland, 7 January 2017 – Karsten Smed: Ellen fra Aarhus er Danmarks ældste. I dag fylder hun 111 år (in Danish)
- ↑ Fischer, Sune. "Blev 111: Danmarks ældste er død". Ekstrabladet. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 5 VERIFIED SUPERCENTENARIAN CASES -- LISTED CHRONOLOGICALLY BY DEATH DATE as of April 28, 2007 Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ↑ "Marie blev 110 år: Danmarks ældste er død". www.b.dk (in Danish). 2 February 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ↑ Midtjyllands Avis, 2. Feb. 2015 – Søren Nielsen: Danmarks ældste bor nu i Silkeborg. Signe Højer fra Silkeborg kan nu tilføje titlen »Danmarks ældste« (in Danish)
- ↑ "KLAR Vi lever 15 minutter længere hver time". www.bt.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ↑ "Der er ingen øvre grænse for vores alder". stiften.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ↑ Allerød Nyt, 16. March 2016 – Michael Braunstein: Gerda Muff fyldte 110 år: Husk at kigge lyst på tingene (in Danish)
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