| Jonathan Richter | |
 Richter two days before his 110th birthday in 1998 | |
| Birth: | 6 September 1888 Nova Rudnia, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) |
| Death: | 12 October 1998 Zweibrucken, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany |
| Age: | 110 years, 36 days |
| Country: |  UKR GER
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| Unvalidated | |
Jonathan Richter (6 September 1888 – 12 October 1998) was a Ukrainian-German supercentenarian whose age is currently unvalidated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).
Biography[]
Jonathan Richter was born in Nova Rudnia, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) on 6 September 1888. He worked for 30 years as a farmer on his own farm, and later in a collective farm. He moved to Germany in 1994 at the age of 106.
He became the oldest known living man in Germany, following the death of 109-year-old Wilhelm Lehnen on 18 May 1998.
As of September 1998, Richter lived with 76-year-old daughter-in-law, and an 18-year-old great-grandson.
On his 110th birthday in 1998, the President Roman Herzog gived him the 250 mark monetary gift that is customary for over 100-year-olds, and a picture with a dedication and his own signature.
Richter was never seriously ill, but he had age-related hearing loss.
Richter died in Zweibrucken, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany on 12 October 1998 at the age of 110 years, 36 days. Following his death, then-109-year-old Wilhelm Schorner became the oldest known living man in Germany.
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References[]
- Deutschlands ältester Bürger feiert 109. Geburtstag Getty Images, 6 September 1997
- Ältester Deutscher feiert 110. Geburtstag Getty Images, 1 September 1998
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