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Adele Lankenau
Adele Lankenau
Adele Lankenau on her 110th birthday in 2023
Birth: 27 March 1913
Germany
Death: 6 October 2024
Osterholz-Scharmbeck, Osterholz, Lower Saxony, Germany
Age: 111 years,193 days
Country: GermanyGER
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Adele Lankenau (27 March 1913 – 6 October 2024) was a German supercentenarian whose age was validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) in September 2023.

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Adele Lankenau was born in Germany on 27 March 1913.

In March 2023, she celebrated her 110th birthday, becoming a supercentenarian.

On 23 July 2024, following the death of 113-year-old Erna Brosig she became the oldest known living person in Lower Saxony.

Adele Lankenau died in Osterholz-Scharmbeck, Osterholz, Lower Saxony, Germany on 6 October 2024 at the age of 111 years, 193 days.

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