Tomoji Tanabe
| Tomoji Tanabe | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 田鍋 友時 |
| Born | 18 September 1895 Miyakonojo, Miyazaki, Japan |
| 💀Died | 19 June 2009 (aged 113 years, 274 days) Miyakonojo, Miyazaki, Japan19 June 2009 (aged 113 years, 274 days) |
| 💼 Occupation | Former civil engineer, surveyor |
| Title | World's oldest man (24 January 2007 – 19 June 2009) |
Tomoji Tanabe (田鍋 友時 Tanabe Tomoji, 18 September 1895 – 19 June 2009) was a Japanese supercentenarian and, at the time of his death at age 113, the oldest living man in the world for 2 years, 146 days. Tanabe became the oldest man in Japan following the death of Nijiro Tokuda on 12 June 2006.[1] Upon the death of 115-year-old Emiliano Mercado del Toro on 24 January 2007, Tanabe became the oldest living man in the world. After Tanabe's death, Jiroemon Kimura became the oldest Japanese man.[2]
Biography
Born in Miyakonojo, Miyazaki, Tanabe worked as a civil engineer at the city office.[3] He credited total abstinence from alcohol and smoking as the secret to his longevity.[4][5] On his 112th birthday, he stated: "I want to live forever. I don't want to die", and received 100,000 yen and flowers from the local mayor. Tanabe was "extremely healthy" and ate vegetables and drank milk daily.[6][7]
A former city land surveyor,[8] Tanabe, on his 113th birthday said "I am happy. I eat a lot. I don't want to die yet." In 2008, he said he wanted to "live indefinitely".[9][10]
However, after his last birthday, Tanabe's health deteriorated quickly. He had mostly been bed-ridden since early May 2009 and could not eat, due to a chronic heart condition. On 19 June 2009, Tanabe died in his sleep of heart failure at his home in southern Japan. He was 113 years, 274 days old.[11] Upon Tanabe's death, British World War I veteran Henry Allingham, age 113, became the world's oldest living man.
He was survived by eight children, 25 grandchildren, and 54 great-grandchildren.[12]
See also
References
- ↑ 男性長寿日本一は田鍋さん 宮崎県の110歳[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Japan's oldest man says 'thank you very much'". Japan Times. June 22, 2009. Archived from the original on June 4, 2012. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
- ↑ 111-Year-Old Cited As World's Oldest Man
- ↑ Japanese teetotaller world's oldest man at 111
- ↑ World's oldest man dies; he didn't smoke or drink[dead link]
- ↑ Reuters, World's oldest man turns 112
- ↑ BBC News, Oldest man marks 112th birthday
- ↑ jpost.com, World's oldest man celebrates 113th birthday in Japan[permanent dead link]
- ↑ timesonline.co.uk, Tomoji Tanabe, world's oldest man, turns 113[dead link]
- ↑ news.smh.com.au, World's oldest man turns 113
- ↑ World's oldest man dies at 113, Associated Press, 19 June 2009(Internet Archive)
- ↑ Mainichi News
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