| Annemarie Zander | |
 Annemarie Zander on her 100th birthday in 2013 | |
| Birth: | 12 May 1913 Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany |
| Death: | 12 December 2023 Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany |
| Age: | 110 years, 214 days |
| Country: |  GER
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| Validated | |
Annemarie Zander (née Propson; 12 May 1913 – 12 December 2023) was a German supercentenarian whose age was validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) in 2024.
Biography[]
Early Life[]
Annemarie Zander was born as Annemarie Propson in Pallien, Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany on 12 May 1913. Her father, Anton (1888–1973), was a painter. As a baby, her mother took her to the opening of the Kaiser Wilhelm Bridge on 14 October 1913. She was a curious child and always asked questions about history to her father and grandfather.
In 1917, a bomb struck Zander's hometown of Pallien, followed by a resistance against the French, both events stuck in her head.
Zander could remember the visit of Reich President Paul von Hindenburg in October 1930. In 1933, she had passed an exam to become a garden designer, but did not choose to work in the profession, instead working as a secretary at the Friedrich-Wilhelm Gymnasium until the end of World War II, and later as a payroll clerk at the Paulis printers. There, she met her husband, Claus Zander, and they married and had one daughter, Waltraud.
Zander recollected the air raids of World War II, deciding not to evacuate Trier. She later remarked that she was "surprised that [she] survived."
Later Life[]
After her retirement, Zander devoted herself to her hobbies, which included history and family research. She did a lot of research in local archives and supported her husband in the production of the New Trier Yearbook published by the Trierisch Association.
On her 109th birthday in 2022, Zander was congratulated by Trier mayor Wolfram Liebe. At the time, along with her daughter, she had three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
In May 2023, Zander celebrated her 110th birthday and became a supercentenarian.
Annemarie Zander died in Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany on 12 December 2023 at the age of 110 years, 214 days. At the time of her death, she was the oldest known living person in Rhineland-Palatinate.
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References[]
- Das neugierige Kind wird 100 Trierischer Volksfreund, 10 May 2013
- Die älteste Triererin feiert am 12. Mai 106. Geburtstag Trierischer Volksfreund, 10 May 2019
- Annemarie Zander als älteste Bürgerin in Trier wurde 109 Jahre News Trier, 12 May 2022
- Älteste Triererin wird 109 Stadt Trier, 17 May 2022
- Älteste Triererin Annemarie Zander feiert 110. Geburtstag Trierischer Volksfreund, 13 May 2023
- Annemarie Zander (1913–2023) Trierischer Volksfreund Traueranzeigen, 16 December 2023