Joan Riudavets
| Joan Riudavets Moll | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 December 1889 Minorca, Spain |
| Died | 5 March 2004 (aged Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value).) Minorca, Spain |
| Cause of death | Common cold |
| Occupation | Cobbler and village councillor of Es Migjorn Gran |
| Known for | Supercentenarian |
Joan Riudavets Moll (15 December 1889 – 5 March 2004) was a Spanish supercentenarian and, at the time of his death, was believed to be the oldest verified person ever in the history of Spain. However, subsequent research by the International Database on Longevity has revealed that there were two anonymous women who were older than Riudavets at the time of their deaths.[1] He became the oldest recognized living person in Europe following the death of Italian Maria Teresa Fumarola Ligorio on 14 May 2003, and oldest recognized living man in the world following the death of Japanese supercentenarian Yukichi Chuganji on 28 September 2003.[2] He is the oldest verified man ever born in Spain.[3]
Biography
Joan Riudavets was born in Es Migjorn Gran, Minorca, and lived there for his entire life.[4][5] His mother, Catalina Moll Mercadés, died at age 25 before the end of December 1889.[6] Riudavets' wife, whom he married in 1917, was born in 1889 and died around 1979.[7] He worked as a cobbler until retiring in 1954, and was a former village councillor of Es Migjorn Gran.[6][8] He died in Minorca at the age of 114 years and 81 days after having a cold for a few days, without being seriously ill. However, due to his extraordinary age, he was unable to recover from such a minor illness.[7] Riudavets was survived by two younger brothers: Pere, who died in 2006 at the age of 105, and Josep, who died in 2009 at the age of 102. [6][9] After his death, Fred H. Hale, Sr. became the world's oldest man.[10]
See also
- Ageing
- Longevity
- List of the oldest people
- List of Spanish supercentenarians
- List of European supercentenarians
References
<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />
Cite error: Invalid <references> tag; parameter "group" is allowed only.
<references />, or <references group="..." />External links
- ↑ International Database on Longevity: List of Spaniard cases
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ http://gw0.geneanet.org/aguasch?lang=en;pz=lluis;nz=guasch+coll;ocz=0;p=joan;n=riudavets+moll;oc=1
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
