Elsa Tauser
Elsa Tauser (10 July 1896 – 6 October 2007) was a supercentenarian and Germany's oldest person for one day.
Tauser was born in Hamburg, district Neustadt, as the youngest of 14 siblings. Her father was a jobless fitter, and the children had to support the family income by polishing gold and silver, for example, sets of cutlery from renowned hotels in the downtown area. Later, Elsa Tauser became a saleswoman in a shop selling luxury goods and haberdashery.
She married her first husband in 1916 and gave birth to her daughter Irma in 1923. Later, they divorced, and Tauser married a sailor in 1935. Their son Konrad was born in 1936. Her husband gave up seafaring and became a caretaker. During World War II, the family lost their apartment five times due to bombing raids. Since the 1970s, the couple lived in Hamburg-Lurup. Elsa Tauser remained there after the death of her husband in 1989 until she moved into a nursing home in Hoisdorf, Schleswig-Holstein in November 2003 at age 107. Until the age of 105, she managed her everyday life on her own.[1][2]
Tauser became Germany's second-oldest person on 29 October 2006 with the death of the 110-year-old Perpetua von Mauntz. Tauser became Germany's oldest person almost a year later, on 5 October 2007, when Irmgard von Stephani died at age 112. Her title reign lasted only one day, as she died on the morning of 6 October 2007 at the age of 111 years and 88 days in Hoisdorf. She was preceded in death by two children, six grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild. Tauser attributed her longevity to singing a lot, especially with her 13 siblings.[3]
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References
- ↑ "Elsa Tauser wird heute 108". 10 July 2004.
- ↑ "Älteste Stormarnerin wird 110". 8 July 2006.
- ↑ "Elsa Tauser war nur einen Tag lang die älteste Deutsche". 9 October 2007.
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