This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Statistician (talk | contribs) at 14:41, 8 January 2009. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.
Revision as of 14:41, 8 January 2009 by Statistician (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Hermann Dörnemann (*May 27, 1893 in Essen; died March 2, 2005 in Düsseldorf) of Germany was hailed in the press as the oldest living man in the world upon the death of 113-year-old American Fred H. Hale, Sr. on November 19, 2004. However, not until Hale's death did Dörnemann's family offer documentation to the Guinness World Records or to a supercentenarian researcher, and at that point the claim of Puerto Rican Emiliano Mercado del Toro was put forward too with documentation that he was born in 1891, almost two years earlier, which was subsequently accepted as well.
In any case, Dörnemann was recognized by the German government as Germany's oldest person for half a year, following the death of fellow 111-year-old Lina Zimmer on August 28, 2004, until his death. He was also very likely the oldest living veteran of World War I who fought for the Central Powers.
Dörnemann credited his longevity to drinking "a beer a day".
| Preceded byLina Zimmer | Germany's Oldest Person August 28, 2004 – March 3, 2005 |
Succeeded byFrieda Müller |
See also
References
- Template:De icon "Man darf im Leben alles, nur nicht grübeln", by Heike Vowinkel, Die Welt, 21 November 2004. Retrieved 2007-11-13.
- "Turning 111 on a Beer a Day", Deutsche Welle, 2004-08-10. Retrieved 2007-11-13.
- Template:De icon"Ein Leben in drei Jahrhunderten",Frank Christiansen/DPA, 4 March 2005, Stern. Retrieved 2007-11-13.