| Jos de Kort | |
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| Birth: | 8 October 1900 Turnhout, Antwerp, Belgium |
| Death: | 12 February 2007 Turnhout, Antwerp, Belgium |
| Age: | 106 years, 127 days |
| Country: |  BEL
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| Centenarian | |
Jos de Kort (8 October 1900 – 12 February 2007) was a Belgian centenarian who was the oldest known living man in Belgium at time of his death.
Biography[]
Jos de Kort was born in Turnhout, Antwerp, Belgium on 8 October 1900. At the some point in life, he married Francine Decorte. Together with his wife, he ran a shop in fabrics and curtains.
He became the oldest known living man in the Belgium following the death of 106-year-old Marcel Duguet on 2 May 2006.
Jos de Kort died in Turnhout, Antwerp, Belgium on 12 February 2007 at the age of 106 years, 127 days. Following his death, then-106-year-old Jan Goossenaerts became the oldest known living man in Belgium.
References[]
- Jos De Kort wordt 106 op verkiezingsdag Gazet van Antwerpen, 7 October 2006
- Jos De Kort (106) overleden GvA, 13 February 2007
- Afscheid van Jos De Kort (Turnhout) De Standaard Mobile, 13 February 2007
- Jos DE KORT († 12/02/2007) Inmemoriam.be
| Belgium's Oldest Living Man Titleholders (V • E) |
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Julien Sterckx • Edmond Van Cauteren • Pieter Hinnisdaels • Clement de Vos • Polydoor Vandersypt • Eugene Naniot • Cesar Dassonville • Lievin Pelfrene • Francois Rygaert • Albert de Selliers de Moranville • Dictus Bomans • Jules-Leo Neijrinck • Emiel Vanderhaegen • Petrus Van de Voorde • Jozef de Koker • Paul Henrard • Louis Marion • Georges Nevejans • Marcel Duguet • Jos de Kort • Jan Goossenaerts • Oscar Coulembier • Aime Wille • Jacques Clemens • Gustavus Leclercq • Maurice Stael • Sylvain Vallee • Jef Smets • Jaak Broekx • Albert Van Raemdonck • Benedictus Bellens• Alfons Leempoels• Jozef Kets |