Gustav Gerneth
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| Gustav Gerneth | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 October 1905 (age 119 years, 72 days) Stettin, German Empire (now Szczecin, Poland) |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Charlotte Grubert (m.1930–1988) |
Gustav Gerneth (born 15 October 1905) is, at age 119 years, 72 days, the world's oldest living man since the death of Japanese Masazō Nonaka on 19 January 2019.[lower-alpha 1][1][2][3]
Life[edit]
Gustav Gerneth was born in Stettin (now known as Szczecin), German Empire (now a part of Poland).[4] He worked in a shipping company and at a gas plant. During World War II, he was a mechanic with the German air force (Luftwaffe ).[citation needed] He married his wife Charlotte Grubert in 1930 (died in 1988) and the couple had three sons.
Gerneth has lived in Havelberg in Saxony-Anhalt for over forty years, and continues to do so on his own, with family members caring for his household.[4][5] According to a statement by his granddaughter at his 113th birthday, he still has a lucid mind, watching football, solving crosswords and doing mental arithmetic.[6]
Asked for the reason of his long life, he said: "I have always been living and eating well. No diet. Always butter, never margarine. I have not touched any cigarette all my life and I drank alcohol only at celebrations."[7]
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References[edit]
- ↑ "Germany's oldest man 113 years old". Welt.de.
- ↑ "World's oldest man dies in Japan, aged 113". Telegraph.
- ↑ "113 years oldest man in the world dead - successor probably comes from Saxony-Anhalt". Berliner.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Deutschlands wohl ältester Mann feiert 112. Geburtstag". wn.de. 15 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017
- ↑ Schröder, Andrea. "Herr Gerneth steht mit 109 noch am Herd". www.volksstimme.de.
- ↑ Schröder, Andrea. "Ältester Deutscher feiert 113. Geburtstag". www.volksstimme.de.
- ↑ Andrea Schröder (2018-04-11). "Ältester Deutscher ist ein Havelberger".
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