| Charlotte Kretschmann | |
 Kretschmann (aged 113) in January 2023 | |
| Birth: | 3 December 1909 Breslau, Silesia, Germany (now Wroclaw, Lower Silesia, Poland) |
| Death: | 27 August 2024 Teck, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany |
| Age: | 114 years, 268 days |
| Country: |  GER
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| Validated | |
Charlotte Kretschmann (3 December 1909 – 27 August 2024) was a German supercentenarian who holds the record as the oldest person ever to have been born and reside in Germany whose age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). She was the last known surviving person in Germany who was born in the 1900s decade.
Biography[]
Charlotte Kretschmann was born in Breslau, Silesia, Germany (now Wroclaw, Lower Silesia Voivodeship, Poland) on 3 December 1909. She celebrated her 110th birthday in December 2019.
Kretschmann was married to her husband Werner and had one daughter who was born in 1937. In 1944, her daughter and she were forced to flee Breslau and moved to Stuttgart, where she was reunited with her husband (who had been fighting in France) after the war. At the age of 109, her daughter was still alive, as well as two grandsons, Dominic and Peter.
In March 2021, at the age of 111, Kretschmann voted in the Baden-Wurttemberg state election.
On 12 January 2023, following the death of 112-year-old Babette Endres, Kretschmann became the last person in Germany born before 1911. Almost 1.5 years later Kretschmann became the last living german person after the death of 113-year-old Erna Brosig on 23 July 2024
On 19 June 2023, the Gerontology Research Group announced on the World Supercentenarian Forum that Kretschmann had been given the pending status. Her age was later validated on 23 August 2023.
On 8 August 2023, Kretschmann surpassed the final age of Josefine Ollmann, becoming the oldest person ever to have been born and resided in Germany.
On 3 December 2023, Kretschmann celebrated her 114th birthday, making her the first validated German supercentenarian in history to reach that age.
On 1 February 2024, following the death of 114-year-old Pearl Berg, Kretschmann entered the top 10 oldest validated living people in the world.
On 22 Febuary 2024, following the death of 116-year old Edie Ceccarelli, Kretschmann became the ninth oldest living person in the wold.
On 2 April 2024, following the death of 114-year old Juan Vicente Perez Mora, Kretschmann became the eighth-oldest living person in the world.
After surpassing Charlotte Benkner on 1 June 2024 she became the second oldest person ever born in Germany, after Augusta Holtz who died in the USA.
On 9 July 2024, following the death of 114-year-old Masa Matsumoto, Kretschmann became the seventh-oldest living person in the world.
On 19 August 2024, following the death of world's oldest Maria Branyas Morera, Kretschmann became the sixth-oldest living person in the world.
Kretschmann died in Kirchheim unter Teck, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany in her sleep on 27 August 2024 at the age of 114 years, 268 days. At the time of her death, she was the oldest known living person in Baden-Wuerttemberg, and the oldest known living person in Germany from the death of Anna Cernohorsky on 18 September 2022. She was also the second-oldest (validated) known living person in Europe, behind Ethel Caterham.
Gallery[]
External Links[]
- Charlotte Kretschmann on Instagram
References[]
- World Supercentenarian Rankings List Gerontology Research Group
- Charlotte Kretschmann Gerontology Research Group
- Charlotte Kretschmann lebte schon, als noch der Kaiser regierte YouTube, 25 April 2016
- Kirchheims älteste Bürgerin feiert Geburtstag Stadt Kirchheim unter Teck, 3 December 2018
- Heute war ich bei der Wahl in BW Instagram, 14 March 2021
- Kirchheimerin feiert ihren 112. Geburtstag Kirchheim, 6 December 2021
- Charlotte Kretschmann aus Kirchheim: Mit 113 Jahren auf Instagram unterwegs Der Teckbote, 3 December 2022
- Älteste Deutsche wohnt in Baden-Württemberg: Charlotte Kretschmann ist 113 Jahre alt Heidelberg24, 4 January 2023
- Charlotte Kretschmann, 113 Jahre alt: »Ans Sterben denke ich nicht, ich habe ja noch Zeit« Spiegel, 27 January 2023
- Veränderung - Wie Lebensfreude erhalten bleibt BibelTV, 22 September 2023
- Meine Geburtstagsparty im Rathaus in Oberbohingen es ist wieder sensationell toll hier mit ganz viel Emotione Charlotte Kretschmann on Instagram, 3 December 2023
- 114-jährige Influencerin besucht Dettinger Schokoladenfabrik Der Teckbote, 5 July 2024
- Älteste Deutsche im Alter von 114 Jahren gestorben Der Spiegel, 28 August 2024
- Sie war die älteste Frau Deutschlands: Charlotte Kretschmann gestorben SWR, 28 August 2024