Bir Narayan Chaudhary
| Bir Narayan Chaudhary | |
|---|---|
| Native name | वीर नारायण चौधरी |
| Born | 1856? Nepal |
| 💀Died | 20 April 1998 (aged 141) Khanar, Nepal.20 April 1998 (aged 141) |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Nepali |
| 💼 Occupation | Cattle rancher |
| Known for | Oldest person recorded |
Bir Narayan Majhi Chaudhari (Nepali: वीर नारायण चौधरी; 1856? – 20 April 1998) was a Nepali man who claimed to be the oldest person ever. He died in 1998 at the self-professed age of 141.[1] Bir was unable to substantiate his longevity claims with documentation.[1] Since he did not have a birth certificate, The Guinness Book of Records did not identify him as the oldest person in the world.[1]
According to Bir, he was born shortly after the Crimean War in 1856, the son of landowner Guhi Maaji.[2] A cattle rancher in the village of Khanar, near Kathmandu, Chaudhari was purportedly a leader of the first land survey team in the area, conducted in 1888.[3] Chaudhari rose to prominence in the mid-1990s when Nepalese television and press began reporting on his claimed advanced age.[2] In 1997, he was honored by Nepal's king Birendra.[1]
Chaudhari had a son and a daughter, with his first wife, both of whom predeceased him, and a daughter with his second wife who as of 1996 remained alive at age 68.[2] At the time of his death, in 1998, he had four grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.[1]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Man Dies at Reported Age of 141". Associated Press Archives. AP. 21 April 1998. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Thapa, Vijay Jung (15 October 1996). "Being the oldest-ever is a record Bir Naryahan Chaudhary neither wants nor understands". India Today. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
- ↑ "Bir Narayan Chaudhary, 141; Nepal's Oldest Man". LA Times. 24 April 1998. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
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