| Miklos Angelus | |
 Miklós Angelus at the age of 107. | |
| Birth: | 9 September 1909 Budapest, Austria-Hungary (now Hungary) |
| Death: | 31 December 2016 Budapest, Hungary |
| Age: | 107 years, 113 days |
| Country: |  HUN
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| Centenarian | |
Miklos Angelus [Hungarian: Angelus Miklós] (9 September 1909 – 31 December 2016) was a Hungarian centenarian who was the oldest living man in Hungary at the time of his death.
Biography[]
Miklos was born on 9 September 1909, in Budapest, Austria-Hungary (present-day Hungary). As an adult, he worked in the textile industry.
Miklós was a lifelong hiker and key figure in the Hungarian hiking society for decades. Between 1957 and 1987, he was the vice-president of the Hungarian Hiking Federation. He organized many international exchange hiking programmes. He gave up skiing at the age of 86.
Miklos met his wife Edit in 1933 while skiing. The married in 1936 and had three sons, Tamás, Robert and Ivan (who is a renowned actor and dancer). In 2015, both Miklos (aged 106) and Edit (aged 103) were still alive after 79 years of marriage, making them the oldest living couple in the country. Edit sadly preceded her husband in death by one year. In 2013, a short film titled "Edit and Miklós" was shot about them.
He became the oldest living male in Hungary upon Tibor Kosa’s death in March 2016.
Miklos died in Budapest, Hungary on 31 December 2016 at the age of 107 years, 113 days. He was the last male in Hungary who was born in the 1900s decade.
Gallery[]
Reference[]
- Turista Magazin, November 1979
- Budapest, November 2015
- 'Miklós Angelus has turned 107', mtsz.org, September 2016
- 'In memoriam Miklós Angelus', mtsz.org, January 2017
| Hungary's Oldest Living Man Titleholders (V • E) |
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Geza Penzes • Unknown • Janos Puskas • Unknown • Henrik Havasi • Unknown • Zsigmond Kun • Jeno Jenovay • Karoly Molnar • Jozsef Petho • Gyorgy Laszlo • Gergely Andras Molnar • Anonymous • Gusztav Karoly • Jozsef Pelles • Rezso Gallai • Tibor Kosa • Miklos Angelus • Antal Ribnikar • Elemer Spiegler • Jozsef Kasalyak • Jeno Homonnay • Bela Csendes • Jozsef Standovari • Anonymous • Ferenc Bako |