| Catherina van der Linden | |
 Catherina van der Linden just before her 110th birthday in 2022. | |
| Birth: | 26 August 1912 Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands |
| Death: | 26 January 2024 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Age: | 111 years, 153 days |
| Country: |  NED AUS
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| Validated | |
Catharina Adriana "Catherina" van der Linden (née van Meegen; 26 August 1912 – 26 January 2024) was a Dutch-Australian supercentenarian who was the oldest known living Dutch-born person from the death of Ebeltje Boekema-Hut on 11 June 2022, and was also the oldest known living person in Australia from the death of Gwen Moore on 31 March 2023 until her own death. Her age is validated by the LongeviQuest (LQ)
Biography[]
Catherina van der Linden was born on 26 August 1912 in Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands to Gradus Lambertus Johannes van Meegen (1876–1954) and Cornelia Maria Verstallen (1878–1946). She grew up in Nijmegen, Gelderland. On 23 August 1940, three days before her 28th birthday, she married Johannes (John) Wouterus van der Linden. She gave birth to four children.
In 1955, she and her husband emigrated to Australia on the 'Johan Van Oldenbarnevelt'. Being shocked by the accommodations in both Victoria and South Australia, Catherina, being homesick took the four children back to the Netherlands in 1958, vowing never to return to Australia. However, they eventually did 18 months later, when they permanently settled in Adelaide. Her husband died on 16 February 1980 at the age of 70.
At the age of 111, she remained active and in good health. She reportedly still went to the gym three days a week.
Her age was verified by Geert Jan Kuiper, Oliver Trim and Waclaw Jan Kroczek, and validated by the GRG on 4 October 2023.
Catherina van der Linden died in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia on 26 January 2024 at the age 111 years, 153 days. Following her death, then 110-year-old Marija Ruljancich became the oldest known living person in Australia.
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References[]
- World Supercentenarian Rankings List Gerontology Research Group
- Catherina van der Linden Gerontology Research Group
- Van der Linden, Catherina Adriana (1912 - ) The Australian Women's Register, 3 May 2004
- 109th birthday confirmation ACH Group on Facebook, 27 August 2021
- South Australian Catherina van der Linden celebrates 110th birthday ABC News Australia, 26 August 2022
- South Australian woman, Catherina van der Linden, now believed to be Australia's oldest living person ABC News Australia, 28 April 2023
- Catherina van der Linden, believed to be Australia's oldest living person at 111, credits longevity to regular gym sessions ABC News Australia, 23 August 2023
- Australia's oldest living person Catherina van der Linden turns 111 Canberra Times, 24 August 2023
- Australia's Oldest at 111: Catherina's Birthday at West Beach Residential Care! Southern Cross Care (SA, NT & VIC) Inc on YouTube, 24 August 2023
- Catherina van der Linden (1912–2024) Obituary, 2 February 2024
- Catherina van der Linden, believed to be Australia's oldest person, dies aged 111 Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 3 February 2024
| Australia's Oldest Living Person Titleholders (V • T • E) |
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Helen Dunbar • Jessie Pearce • Clara Byrne • Ada Sharp • Honora Corrigan • Mary Keefer • Josephine Gasse • Elizabeth Swatton • Samuel Rowe • Sarah Potter • Jane Piercy • Mary Nixon • Caroline Mockridge • Agnes Dodds • Mary Hurley • Ada Whitfield • Beatrice Pollock • Gertie Nesbitt • Kit St. Clair • Ada Cleggett • Ada Stockdale • Mary MacPherson • Christina Cock • Jessie Hurley • Alice Lindsay • Sarah Davey • Myra Nicholson • E. Beatrice Riley • John Campbell Ross • Miriam Schmierer • Eva McConnell • Jane Gray • Vi Robbins • Ethel Farrell • Mary Whitehurst • Marjorie Cooke • Margaret Vivian • Wilhelmina Overall • Agnes Kluckhenn • Mabel Crosby • Dexter Kruger • Ivy Tate • Ina Reid • Gwen Moore • Catherina van der Linden • Olga Abate • Ken Weeks |