Eberhard Voigt | |
Birth: | 23 April 1911 Gumbinnen, Pomerania, Poland |
Death: | 2 September 2019 Dillenburg, Hesse, Germany |
Age: | 108 years, 132 days |
Country: | POLGER |
Centenarian |
Eberhard Voigt (23 April 1911 – 2 September 2019) was a Polish-born German centenarian who was the second-oldest known man in Germany at the time of his death.
Biography[]
Voigt was born on 23 April 1911 in Gumbinnen, Pomerania, Poland. His birthplace was occupied by the Russian army in 1945 and renamed Gusev in 1946; it is now in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. On 23 April 2011, Voigt turned 100.
After the death of Walter Sturzebecher on 14 July 2018, he may have become the third-oldest living man in Germany. After the death of Gerhart Schneider on 18 December 2018, he may have become the second-oldest living man in Germany.
Voigt died in Dillenburg, Hesse, Germany, on 2 September 2019, aged 108 years, 132 days. At the time, he was allegedly the second-oldest man in Germany, behind Gustav Gerneth.
References[]
- ...Eberhard Voigt wurde 100. Am 23. April... Preußische Allgemeine Zeitung, 18 June 2011
- ...Eberhard Voigt vom OV Dillenburg - zum 108. Geburtstag... DSTG Hessen on Facebook, 23 April 2019
- Eberhard Voigt Trauer