Jose Van Zandijcke | |
Van Zandijcke (in the middle) at the age of 53 | |
Birth: | 5 June 1912 Antwerp, Belgium |
Death: | 28 December 2022 Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhone, Provence-Alpes-Cote-d'Azur, France |
Age: | 110 years, 206 days |
Country: | BELFRA |
Validated |
Cyrille Jose Gaston Van Zandijcke (also Zandycke; 5 June 1912 – 28 December 2022) was a Belgian-born French supercentenarian whose age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). He was the oldest known living Belgian-born man at the time of his death.
Biography[]
Van Zandijcke was born in Antwerp, Belgium on 5 June 1912. He, along with his parents, emigrated to France in 1914 and became a French citizen in 1925. In 1938, he married Croatian-born Nieves Negri, who died aged 98 in 2013 after 75 years of marriage. By 1966, Van Zandijcke was living in Marseille working for Intramar, a port-handling company, as the director of operations.
Van Zandijcke became the oldest Belgian-born man following the death of Sylvain Vallee on 25 July 2021. He died in Marseille on 28 December 2022 at the age of 110 years, 206 days; his funeral was held on 5 January 2023. At the time of his death, he was the second-oldest known living man in France, after Georges Thomas.
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- Mention, 7 July 2022
- André Boîte, le probable doyen des Français, est mort à l'âge de 111 ans TF1 INFO, 15 July 2022
- Un doyen français anonyme Les Centenaires Français, 19 July 2022
- Personnes françaises les plus âgées de tous les temps Les Centenaires Français
- French Executives View Handling of Materials Port of Houston Magazine, April 1966 (Page 14)
- Obituaries - José VAN ZANDIJCKE Dans Nos Coeurs