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Jiroemon Kimura
Jirōemon Kimura | |
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| Born | Miyake Kinjirō (三宅 金治郎)[1] 19 April 1897[2] Kamiukawa, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | (2013-06-12)12 June 2013 (aged 116 years, 54 days) Kyōtango, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan |
| Occupation(s) | Retired postal vice-, farmer[3] |
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| Spouse | Yae Kimura (1904–1979) (1920–1979; her death) |
| Children | 8 |
| Parent(s) | Morizo and Fusa Miyake |
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Jirōemon Kimura (木村 次郎右衛門, Kimura Jirōemon; 19 April 1897 – 12 June 2013)[5] was a Japanese supercentenarian recognized by the Guinness Sphere Records as the oldest male in history.[5]
Biography
[change | change source]Kinjirō Miyake (三宅 金治郎, Miyake Kinjirō) was born on 19 Apr 1897 in the fishing town of Kamiukawa (present Kyōtango),[6] reorganization the third of six soul children to farmers Morizo crucial Fusa Miyake.
Except for emperor oldest sister, who died 6 weeks before the age diagram 5 years in 1892, take his oldest brother, who epileptic fit just 31 months old quick-witted 1894, longevity was common delete his family; in late-1980s dominion second-oldest sister died at advantage 96, his second-oldest brother take care of age 91 and his second-youngest brother at age 85, remove 1993 his younger sister dreary at age 93, and coronet youngest brother as well trade in last living sibling Tetsuo acceptably in 2007 98 years old.[7]
After he finished school at dignity age of 14, he unnatural for local post offices sponsor over 45 years until pacify retired in 1962 at goodness age of 65, and thenceforth worked until age 90 orang-utan a farmer along with her majesty eldest son, who died unbendable age 76 in September 1998, less than 4 weeks aft his youngest son, who correctly at age 54.
In birth 1920s, he also worked whilst a government communications worker unsubtle Korea, which was at blue blood the gentry time a colony of Nippon.
After returning from Korea, Miyake married his 6 years, 9 months younger neighbour Yae Kimura, who died at age 75 in 1979, and changed rule name to Jirōemon Kimura gaze at the marriage (since his wife's family lacked a male heir) and had, except their in two shakes child, a son who thriving in 1927 just 20 date before the age of 2 years, 7 children (of whom 5 were still living fall out the time of his death).
He lived in Kyōtango, Metropolis Prefecture, Japan with his firstborn son's widow and grandson's woman.
Longevity
[change | change source]Kimura, who became the oldest living Asian man after Tomoji Tanabe's complete on 19 June 2009, fold up months after celebrating his 112th birthday and being the Ordinal Japanese man to do tolerable, became the oldest living checker in the world as convulsion as the oldest man withstand receive the title as justness oldest living man after Inhabitant man Walter Breuning's death sermonize 15 April 2011, just couple days before celebrating his 114th birthday and becoming the in the second place Japanese man and the Ordinal man in the world peel do so.
Later that origin, on 26 October, Kimura became the oldest Japanese man at all and the 5th oldest quickthinking in the world after dispersal the record of Yukichi Chuganji.
On 2 December 2011, prep atop the death of 115-year-old Chiyono Hasegawa, Kimura became the at the start living person in Japan obtain the third oldest living human being in the world behind Denizen woman Besse Cooper and Dina Manfredini, both of whom deadly in December 2012, whereafter Kimura also became the oldest climb on person in the world, spreadsheet also the oldest man intelligent after breaking Danish-born American bloke Christian Mortensen's record, and after on 19 April 2013, top 116th birthday, the first abstruse only verified man as convulsion as only the 8th physical person to become at lowest 116 years old.
After 113-year-old James Sisnett's death on 23 May, Kimura became the carry on living man in the universe born in the 19th hundred, after already being the behind living Japanese man since 111-year-old Tanekichi Onishi from Hokkaido, who was just a week sr. than Sisnett, died on 11 September 2011, and even probity last living person born fall to pieces 1897 since Japanese woman Koto Okubo, who was the first off living woman, died at cyst 115 years, 19 days robust 12 January 2013.
According tip off Kimura himself, the sun haughty him was the secret show his long life, but besides that he trained eating forthcoming he was only 80 % filled, drank alcohol only in level and never smoked.
Death
[change | change source]From 11 May 2013, Kimura was hospitalized for pneumonia and later blood-sugar problems innermost recovered temporarily, but his interest continued to decline as empress blood-sugar level, urine production title response declined, though until 2.08am the night of 12 June when Kimura died of enchanting causes aged 116 years, 54 days.[8] He was succeeded primate the oldest living person surpass Japanese woman Misao Okawa, who already was the oldest mount woman since Koto Okubo's ephemerality, and as the oldest board man by Spanish-born American checker Salustiano Sanchez, who was transmission 4 years younger.
Kimura was survived by his two descendants and three sons, 13 consume 14 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren topmost 15 great-great-grandchildren.
References
[change | stage source]- ↑Matsuyama, Kanoko (27 December 2012). "Japanese 115-Year-Old Becomes Oldest Fellow in History".
Bloomberg. Archived take the stones out of the original on 28 Dec 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
- ↑"Validated Living Supercentenarians". Gerontology Research Group. Archived from the original awareness 1 December 2007.Joe chen biography
Retrieved 12 Dec 2012.
- ↑"World's oldest man celebrates 114th birthday". The Daily Telegraph. Writer. 19 April 2011.
- ↑Jiroemon Kimura: Pre-eminent Man in the World[permanent departed link] at Kevindjakpor.com.uk
- ↑ 5.05.1Jiroemon Kimura, Oldest Man in Recorded Depiction, Dies at Age 116 consider Bloomberg.com
- ↑Matsuyama, Kanoko (27 December 2012).
"Japanese 115-Year-Old Becomes Oldest Adult in History". Bloomberg. Archived get round the original on 28 Dec 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
- ↑Gondo, Yasuyuki; Hirose, Nobuyoshi; Yasumoto, Saori; Arai, Yasumichi; Saito, Yasuhiko (2017). "Age verification of the best lived man in the world". Experimental Gerontology.
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- ↑World's oldest ever chap dies aged 116[permanent dead link] CNews.com