Jozef Krizek | |
Krizek on his 100th birthday in 2019 | |
Birth: | 30 November 1919 Austria-Hungary (present-day Slovakia) |
Death: | 9 December 2022 Zborov nad Bystricou, Zilina, Slovakia |
Age: | 103 years, 9 days |
Country: | SVK |
Centenarian |
Jozef Krizek [Slovakian: Krížek] (30 November 1919 – 9 December 2022) was a Slovakian centenarian who was the oldest known living man in Slovakia at the time of his death.
Biography[]
Jozef Krizek was born in Austria-Hungary (present-day Slovakia) on 30 November 1919. He had eight children.
In 2021, at the age of 101, Krizek contracted COVID-19 during the coronavirus pandemic. He was hospitalized in the Kysucka hospital with a polyclinic in Cadca, where he received oxygen support and medical care. He had successfully recovered by 26 March 2021, making him one of the oldest known survivors of the disease in Slovakia.
He became the oldest known living man in Slovakia, following the death of 103-year-old Jan Palovsky on 5 December 2022.
Krizek died in Zborov nad Bystricou, Zilina, Slovakia on 9 December 2022 at the age of 103 years, 9 days.
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References[]
- Výnimočné jubileum - "100" Zariadenie pre seniorov Zborov, 30 November 2019
- Na Kysuciach prekonal koronavírus 101-ročný muž, ochorenie na ňom zanechalo minimálne následky Žilinak.sk, 26 March 2021
- Pán Jozef patrí k najstarším ľuďom na svete, ktorý zdolali Covid-19. Teraz oslávil 102 rokov Noviny.sk, 3 December 2021
- Dnes som zahrala ku krásnym 103.narodeninám deduškovi v Zps Harmónia v Zborove nad Bystricou 🎉 Facebook Post, 30 November 2022
- 103rd birthday Facebook Post, 30 November 2022
- Death mention Facebook Post, 12 December 2022
Slovakia's Oldest Living Man Titleholders (V • E) |
Stefan Novotny • Michal Kruzic • Anton Dobrota • Jozef Daniska • Rudolf Kosa • Jozef Lukovic • Juraj Gabura • Frantisek Bohacik • Jan Palovsky • Jozef Krizek • Frantisek Marek • Jan Slavik |