| Josef Flandera | |
 Josef Flandera at the age of 107. | |
| Birth: | 21 June 1902 Volyn Oblast, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) |
| Death: | 6 March 2010 Hněvotín, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic |
| Age: | 107 years, 258 days |
| Country: |  UKR CZE
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| Centenarian | |
Josef Flandera (21 June 1902 – 6 March 2010) was a Ukrainian-born Czech centenarian who was the oldest known living person in the Czech Republic at the time of his death. He is currently the oldest known man ever to have lived in the Czech Republic.
Biography[]
Josef Flandera was born in Volyn Oblast, Russian Empire (now Ukraine), on 21 June 1902. During World War II, he served in the Czechoslovak army on the Eastern Front. After the war, he received five decorations from then president of Czechoslovakia Ludvík Svoboda. In 1947, he settled in Habartice, Šumperk District, Olomouc Region, where he worked in agriculture. At some point, he married his wife Anna Flanderová (1915–1993) and they had children.
On 4 May 2007, following the death of 106-year-old Stanislav Večeřa, he became the oldest known living man in the Czech Republic.
On 30 December 2008, following the death of 108-year-old Marta Pokorná, he became the oldest known living person in the Czech Republic.
On 18 October 2009, at the age of 107 years, 119 days, he surpassed the final age of Alois Vocásek (1896–2003) of 107 years, 118 days, becoming the oldest known man ever to have lived in the Czech Republic.
Josef Flandera died in Hněvotín, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic, on 6 March 2010, at the age of 107 years, 258 days. Following his death, then 106-year-old Juliana Vašíčková became the oldest known living person in the Czech Republic, and then 105-year-old Gabriel Miksa became the oldest known living man in the Czech Republic.
References[]
- Zemřel nejstarší Čech (†107) Blesk, 11 March 2010
- Ve 107 letech zemřel nejstarší Čech z Hanušovic Šumperský A Jesenický Deník, 11 March 2010
- Zemřel nejstarší Čech, bylo mu 107 let iDNES, 12 March 2010
| Czech Republic's Oldest Living Person Titleholders (V • E) |
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Marie Bernatkova • Unknown • Bohumila Rosova • Unknown • Ludvik Petruj • Emilie Dolezalova • Marie Berankova • Frantiska Novotna • Marie Kraslova • Marta Pokorna • Josef Flandera • Juliana Vasickova • Marie Smejkalova • Frantiska Koznarova • Marie Tresnakova • Evangelia Carasova • Vlastimila Ceskova • Marie Behenska • Bedriska Kohlerova • Anonymous • Kvetoslava Hranosova • Marie Schwarzova • Magdalena Kytnerova • Marie Holikova • Anna Koudelkova • Lidmila Junkova • Zdenka Kasparova • Bedriska Adamickova • Filomena Kolomaznikova • Blazena Strachotova • Karla Kockova |
| Czech Republic's Oldest Living Man Titleholders (V • E) |
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Adam Raj • Unknown • Ludvik Petruj • Alois Vocasek • Julius Kubelka • Vojtech Dvorsky • Stanislav Vecera • Josef Flandera • Gabriel Miksa • Karel Kasparek • Jan Nitka • Stanislav Spacil • Martin Kahun • Cenek Petrik • Jiri Vysoudil • Anonymous • Anonymous • Jan Gomola • Eduard Marek • Karel Lavacek • Anonymous • Antonin Slenc |