Marie-Simone Capony
Marie-Simone Capony (14 March 1894 – 15 September 2007) was, at age 113, the oldest living person in France for more than a year and a retired librarian.[1] She became the French doyenne following the death of 114-year-old Camille Loiseau in August 2006. At the time of her death, aged 113 years and 185 days, due to heart failure, she ranked as the fifth-oldest person in the world. Capony was born in Charlieu (Loire), and lived in a retirement facility in Cannes. She never married (her fiancé was killed in action at the beginning of the First World War in 1914).[citation needed] Capony had not been able to walk since she turned 100, after having an operation in order to fix a broken thighbone, but she still remained in fairly good health considering her very advanced age.
She is listed on page 64 of the 2008 edition of the Guinness Book of Records as one of the ten oldest verified people living as of 8 August 2007, the book's release date.[citation needed] For a short time, from September 2007 until October 2007, Capony was one of the 100 longest lived people ever.
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- ↑ France's oldest woman dies at 113, Sputnik International, 19 September 2007. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
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