| Choi Ae-gi | |
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| Birth: | 18 February 1895 Hwasun, South Jeolla, South Korea |
| Death: | 25 January 2005 Cheongun-dong, Jongno, Seoul, South Korea |
| Age: | 109 years, 342 days |
| Country: |  KOR
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| Centenarian | |
Choi Ae-gi [Korean: 최애기] (18 February 1895 – 25 January 2005) was a South Korean centenarian who was believed to be the oldest living woman in South Korea at the time of her death.
Biography[]
Early Life[]
Choi Ae-gi was born in Hwasun, South Jeolla, South Korea on 18 February 1895. Although her ID card said she was born on 10 May 1895, the professor Park Sang-cheol [Korean: 박상철], of the College of Medicine of Seoul National University, established her birth date was 18 February 1895.
Choi is a descendant of the Haeju Choe clan. Her original name was Cha-hyun [Korean: 차현], but she changed it at age 14 during a census. When she was young, her aunt, who was alphabetized, learnt her hangeul. She trained by writing The Tale of Shim Chong.
At the age of 18, Choi married in Pungsan-ri, Dado-myeon, Naju, South Jeolla. She had four children (three sons and one daughter). As of 1999, they gave her 17 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren. Choi was a farmer during her whole life, and when she wasn't working, she walked around the town as a doctor.
Later Life[]
Choi left Naju in 1994. Since 1997, she lived in Seoul with her son Hong Dok-woo [Korean: 홍독우] (aged 87 in 2004), her grandson and her great-grandson. Her family said she ate three meals daily and exercised regularly so she was never overweight, nor had she ever experienced a serious illness.
In 2003, Choi began to have a slight dementia. In September 2004, she was said to be the oldest living person in South Korea. At the time, she reportedly weighted 32 kg, and was almost blind and deaf.
Choi Ae-gi died in Cheongun-dong, Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea, on 25 January 2005, at the age of 109 years, 342 days. At the time of her death, she was believed to be the oldest living woman in South Korea. Following her death, then 109-year-old Um Ok-gun was reported to be the oldest living person in South Korea.
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References[]
- (마이라이프 마이스타일)최애기/3개 세기에 걸쳐 살기 Dong-a Ilbo, 28 December 1999
- 실제 나이 국내 최고령은 109세 최애기 할머니 Joong-ang Ilbo, 30 September 2004
- 국내 최고령 할머니 109.할아버지 105세/장수노인 공통된 특징 MBC Newsdesk, 30 September 2014
- 국내 최장수 최애기 할머니 하늘나라로… 어떻게 살았나 Chosun Ilbo, 25 January 2005
- Korea’s oldest woman dies quietly at 109 Korea Joongang Daily, 25 January 2005 (Archived)