Georg Jensen | |
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Birth: | 14 June 1906 Kongens Lyngby, Hovedstaden, Denmark |
Death: | 15 May 2016 Skovlunde, Hovedstaden, Denmark |
Age: | 109 years, 336 days |
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Centenarian |
Georg Ingwersen Jensen (14 June 1906 – 15 May 2016) was a Danish centenarian who was, at the time of his death, the oldest known living man in Denmark and the Nordic region, and the second known man to ever live in Denmark.
Biography
Georg Ingwersen Jensen was born in Kongens Lyngby, Hovedstaden, Denmark, on 14 June 1906. His father was the chamber lackey for the King Christian X of Denmark and he has a brother Henning and sister Esther, both of whom he has outlived. He lived in a senior residence in Skovlunde until his death. He faced hearing problems and required an interpreter. He had a sharp memory, being able to have memories of his childhood up to about 100 years ago. According to his interpreter, who was also his home help, he was very talkative and happy.
On his 109th birthday in 2015, his daughter visited him and some of his grandchildren. He also had memories of the days of World War I. At the time, he took a vitamin pill a day.
On 18 November 2015, Jensen broke the record for oldest Danish man ever (excluding emigrants such as Christian Mortensen), surpassing Johannes W Hansen (1867–1976) Hansen's age of 109 years, 156 days. He was surpassed by Jens Peter Westergaard in March 2024.
Georg Jensen died in Skovlunde, Hovedstaden, Denmark, on 15 May 2016, at the age of 109 years, 336 days. He missed supercentenarian status by 30 days. He had been the oldest known living Danish man since the death of 108-year-old Aage Nielsen on 6 February 2013. Following the his death, Holger Hartmann (29 May 1909 – 30 August 2016), became Denmark's new oldest known living man. Jensen was not only the oldest man in Denmark, but in the whole Nordic region as well, being older than Carl Falck of Norway (27 May 1907 – 22 July 2016), who following his death, became the oldest known living man in the Nordic region.
References
- Churchbook 1903 - 1912 Kongens Lyngby / Page No. 52 - Born Men [#76], Danish Family Search
- Georg Ingwersen Jensen, Ballerup 1906 - 2016 Ældste i Danmark
- 109-årige Georg Jensen er Danmarks ældste: Har skæv opskrift på et langt liv BT, 17 June 2015
Denmark's Oldest Living Man Titleholders (V • E) |
Christian Banke • Mads P Kehlet • Thomas Mogensen • August Matthiesen • Peder Klausen • Anders Soerensen • Hans J Petersen • Matthias Petersen • Andreas M Hansen • Johannes W Hansen • Peder O Soerensen • Christian Aaberg • Hans P Nissen • Hans P Jensen • Lars P Johansen • Peder Puggaard • Niels C Andersen • P L P Mollerup • Peter Brandorff • Hans Petersen • Soeren Pedersen • Johannes Hansen • Christian Trolle • Niels Rasmussen • Niels Nielsen • Christian Joergensen • Alfred Lorentsen • Hans P Hansen • Axel Spliid • Povl Povlsen • Anders Lauridsen • Carl S Moeller • Hans P Andersen • Hans Bagge • Ejner Christensen • Alfred Kristiansen • Torkil Dressoe • Niels Graversen • Martin Gammelgaard • Carl Pedersen • Carl Lund • Alfred Laugesen • Peder Moeller • Svend Hansen • Aage Nielsen • Georg I Jensen • Holger Hartmann • Alfred Nielsen • Niels Toft • Kristian Rasmussen • Eloff G Rasmussen • Jens P Westergaard |