| Erika Kortum | |
 Kortum at the age of 106 | |
| Birth: | 7 January 1912 Holstein, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany |
| Age: | 110 years, 16 days |
| Country: |  GER
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| Unvalidated | |
Erika Kortum (born 7 January 1912) is a German supercentenarian whose age is currently unvalidated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).
Biography
Erika Kortum was born in Neustadt in Holstein, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany on 7 January 1912.
Her husband were injured in world war ll, and later died. She remembered the Cap Arcona-disaster when she received refugees.
In January 2021 at the age of 109, she received the COVID-19 vaccine, making her one of oldest people to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
In January 2022, she celebrated her 110th birthday.
Kortum currently lives in Holstein, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, at the age of 110 years, 16 days. She is currently the second-oldest known living person in Schleswig-Holstein, behind Josefine Ollmann.
Gallery
Kortum (aged 109) receiving the COVID-19 vaccine vaccine in January 2021
References
- Ein Stück Geschichte - Erika Kortum erzählt Der-reporter, 14 June 2018
- 109-Jährige aus Schleswig-Holstein gegen Corona geimpft: „Wat mutt, dat mutt“ Hannoversche Allgemeine, 22 January 2021 (Archived)
- 110 Jahre alt: Ostholsteins wohl älteste Einwohnerin feiert Geburtstag LN-Online, 7 January 2022
