| George Nygaard | |
 Nygaard on his 108th birthday in 2018. | |
| Birth: | 12 January 1910 Benson County, North Dakota, USA |
| Death: | 1 May 2018 Oestlandet, Norway |
| Age: | 108 years, 109 days |
| Country: |  USA NOR
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| Centenarian | |
George Melford Nygaard (12 January 1910 – 1 May 2018) was an American-born Norwegian centenarian who was the oldest known living man in Norway (and the second-oldest living person (behind Marie Andersen) at the time of his death.
Biography[]
George Nygaard was born in Benson County, North Dakota, USA on 12 January 1910.
He became the oldest known living man in Norway, following the death of 108-year-old Torbjorn Overbo on 27 November 2017.
Nygaard died in Oestlandet, Norway on 1 May 2018 at the age of 108 years, 109 days. Following his death, then-107-year-old Hjalmar Gregersen became the new oldest known living man in Norway.
References[]
- En skål for Norges eldste mann Glåmdalen, 8 December 2017
- Norway’s oldest man hails from the US The Norwegian American, 25 January 2018
- eldste mann døde - 108 år gammel VG Nyheter, 3 May 2018
| Norway's Oldest Living Man Titleholders (V • E) |
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Thrond Olsen • Nils Monsen Sleire • Mathias Hansen Saether • Erik H Boerset • Hans Peter Jacobsen • Anders Stenehjem • Johan Saanum • Andreas Sandberg • Gulbrand Morterud • Hans Felde • Erik Berg • Engebret Hatten • Kleng Skeie • Hans Asegg • Wilhelm Pedersen • Henrik Maeland • Olav Holtan • Anders Odegaard • Isak Aarhus • Ludvig Froeysland • Karl Holm • Ingebrigt Johansen • Anton Jakobsen • Herman Smith-Johannsen • Petter Iversen • Erik Arnegaard • Arnt Sundli • Tjolstolv Saetre • Sigvart Eide • Ole Svartas • Arne Olaisen • Severin Fosse • Amund Vermedal • Odd Oeyeflaten • Johannes Fosse • Olav Hovatn • Karl Doelven • Alfred Ihlen • Joergen Rustad • Helge Fjeldstad • Haakon Skoien • Jakob Gunnes • Thorvald Netteland • Birger Synsvoll • Carl Falck • Torbjorn Overbo • George Nygaard • Hjalmar Gregersen • Alf Johansen • Roar Gulbrandsen • Alf Olsen • Vidar Eide • Odd Borlaug |