| Astrid Zachrison | |
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| Birth: | 15 May 1895 Fliseryd, Kalmar, Sweden |
| Death: | 15 May 2008 Holsbybrunn, Jonkoping, Sweden |
| Age: | 113 years, 0 days |
| Country: |  SWE
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| Validated | |
Astrid Zachrison (née Jonsson [Jönsson]; 15 May 1895 – 15 May 2008) was a Swedish supercentenarian whose age has been validated by the Gerontology Research Group.
Biography
Astrid Zachrison was born in Fliseryd, Kalmar, Sweden on 15 May 1895 to Julius Jonsson (1856–1933) and Eleonora Josefina Amalia (1853–1944). Her grandmother lived to the age of 90. She married Tage Zachrison (1889–1977) in 1928, with whom she had one son, Per-Ivan (1928-2022)
She died in Holsbybrunn, Jonkoping, Sweden on half an hour into her 113th birthday on 15 May 2008.
Longevity records
She became the oldest living person in Sweden on 13 July 2004. After surpassing Elsa Moberg's final age of 112 years, 143 days on 6 October 2007, to become the oldest validated person in Swedish history, and the second-oldest Nordic-born person ever after Christian Mortensen, who died at the age of 115 years, 252 days in California, USA. She was one of the three last people in Sweden born in 1800s. She was also the first validated supercentenarian to die on their 113th birthday. After her death, Rut Mikaelsson, four years younger than her, became the oldest living person in Sweden.
Gallery
References
- Photo Gallery for Supercentenarians born in the year 1895, GRG
- Table A - Verified Supercentenarians (Listed Chronologically By Birth Date) #1037
- 404 Where is Deaths2008 - (Wayback Machine 17 June 2010)
- Per-Ivan Zachrison, Ratsit.se
| Sweden's Oldest Living Person Titleholders (V • E) |
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Anna Matilda Johansson • Elin Johansson • Selma Andersson • Clara Hedwin • Anna Wetterhall • Alfred Lagerstrom • Anna Persson • Karl Ljungberg/ Carolina Nilsson • Julia Karlsson • Wilhelmine Sande • Hilda Pettersson • Anna Andersson • Gustava Vikstrom • Ida Johnson • Elfrida Andersson • Alma Klingvall • Alfrida Engblom • Hulda Johansson • Ellen Andreasson • Hilma Rothman • Ellen Johansson • Clara Asberg • Hilda Grahn/ Teresia Lindahl • Elsa Moberg • Jenny Karlsson • Johanne Svensson • Anders Engberg • Elin Antonsson • Astrid Zachrison • Rut Mikaelsson • Maria Eriksson • Ester Johansson • Ruth Engstrom • Ellen Vestling • Karin Larsson • Gulli Bergendahl • Rut Emriksson • Ingeborg Damgren • Nanny Halvardsson • Alice Ostlund • Carl Mattsson • Flarid Lagerlund • Gunborg Hancock • Agnes Bostrom • Annie Sjostrom |