Jan Nijenhuis | |
![]() Jan Nijenhuis at age 107. | |
Birth: | 20 October 1873 Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Netherlands |
Death: | 2 May 1982 Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Netherlands |
Age: | 108 years, 194 days |
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Centenarian |
Jan Nijenhuis (20 October 1873 – 2 May 1982) was a Dutch centenarian who was the oldest living man in the Netherlands and Europe (excluding the case of Andrei Kuznetsoff) at the time of his death.
Biography[]
Jan Nijenhuis was born in Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Netherlands on 20 October 1873. He worked as a ship carpenter. He never married and lived his entire life in Hoogeveen. He became the oldest known living man in the Netherlands following the death of 107 year-old Gerardus Boomaerts on 23 January 1980.
Jan Nijenhuis died in Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Netherlands on 2 May 1982 at the age of 108 years, 194 days. He became bedridden during the last weeks of his life. Following his death, then-106-year-old Dirk J. van der Kooij (1875–1984) became the oldest known living man in the Netherlands.
Trivia[]
Nijenhuis moved to retirement home 'De Westerkim' in 1967, which is the same retirement home where Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper, the Dutch longevity recordholder and former oldest living person in Europe, lived until her death at age 115.
References[]
- Jan Nijenhuis (107) is dik tevreden Algemeen Dagblad, 25 October 1980
- 108 jaar Algemeen Dagblad, 20 October 1981
- Oudste man van Nederland (108) overleden Nieuwsblad van het Noorden, 3 May 1982
Netherlands's Oldest Living Man Titleholders (V • E) |
Jannes Reiling • Hendrikus van Horsen • Petrus Bartelen • Keimpe Nijdam • Jan Kip • Wilhelmus Kostering • Willem van der Hulst • Marinus Wolffensberger • Johannes Hesseling • Jacob Hazewinkel • Willem Wels • Andre Beekman • Watze Watzema • Henri van Dooren • Cornelis Bredijk • Huibert Prins • Hendrikus Verhoeven • Johannes van der Hoeven • Marcus Faasse • Gerrit van der Horst • Martin Hendrix • Hendrik Nessen • Pieter Zandee • Johannes Rijstenbil • Arthur Notte • Johannes Linning • Gerardus Boomaerts • Jan Nijenhuis • Dirk van der Kooij • Pieter Zaaijer • Albert Geerlings • Jan Machiel Reyskens • Cornelis Jansen • Hendrikus de Bijl • Johannes van Capel • Reinier Pelgrom • Jan de Winter • Frits Rijkens • Jan Pieter Bos • Frits Botterblom • Henri Timmermans • Joop Rosbach • Ko de Lavoir • Jan Voogt Pzn • Jan van der Giessen • Adrianus van der Vaart • Jos Wijnant • Cornelis Geurtz • Gerard Helders • Arie Vermeulen • Tjeerd Epema • Serop Mirzoyan • Floor van Cleemputte • Wim Hendriks • Jacob Berg • Dirk van der Noen • Jan Willem van de Kamp • Eelke Bakker • John Huang |