Olympe Amaury
| Olympe Amaury | |
|---|---|
| Born | Olympe Vignel[1] 19 June 1901 Tracy-sur-Loire, Burgundy, France |
| 💀Died | 12 May 2015 (aged 113 years, 327 days) Amilly, France12 May 2015 (aged 113 years, 327 days) |
| 🏳️ Nationality | French |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Gaspard Bernard Amaury (1924–1982; his death) |
| 👶 Children | Ginette, Jacques, Michel and Claude |
Olympe Amaury (née Vignel; 19 June 1901 – 12 May 2015)[2] was a French supercentenarian, who was the oldest living person in France from 2 April 2015[3] until her death on 12 May 2015. She was the second oldest living person in Europe behind Emma Morano of Italy, and the 12th oldest living person in the world.
Biography
Amaury was born in Tracy-sur-Loire, France on 19 June 1901. She married Gaspard Bernard Amaury in Tracy-sur-Loire on 31 May 1924. She had four children (Ginette, Jacques, Michel and Claude). From 2003 until her death she lived in a retirement home in Amilly. She had five grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. [4][5]
She died at the age of 113 years and 327 days on 12 May 2015.[6] Following her death, the oldest French person is Eudoxie Baboul of French Guiana.[7]
See also
References
- ↑ Libération, «La doyenne des Français n'a jamais fait de sport».
- ↑ "Current Validated Living Supercentenarians As of October 18, 2014". grg.org. GRG. Archived from the original on 2 January 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- ↑ Olympe Amaury, doyenne des Français, pour la seconde fois, lci.tf1.fr; retrieved May 9, 2015.
- ↑ "La doyenne des Français est désormais Marie Brudieux". RTL.fr. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ↑ "Olympe Amaury, la nouvelle doyenne des Français, n'a "jamais fait de sport"". RTL.fr. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ↑ France's oldest woman dies aged 114 after holding title twice
- ↑ [1] Retrieved May 16, 2015.
