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Carla Porta Musa
Carla Porta Musa
Birth: 15 March 1902
Como, Lombardy, Italy
Death: 10 October 2012
Como, Lombardy, Italy
Age: 110 years, 209 days
Country: Italy ITA
Validated

Carla Porta Musa (15 March 1902 – 10 October 2012) was a validated Italian supercentenarian, essayist, and poet.

Biography

Carla Porta Musa was born in Como, Italy, to Maria Casella and Enrico Musa, a well known engineer in Milan. Her passion for books started on her sixth birthday when her father gave her a small library which she shared with her three siblings. She studied in Lausanne, Switzerland, Bushey, United Kingdom, and Paris, France.

Musa died on 10 October 2012 at Valduce Hospital in Como from pneumonia complications, aged 110 years, 209 days.

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