| Jozsef Petho | |
 József Pethő at the age of 104. | |
| Birth: | 14 March 1895 Gyóró, Sopron, Austria-Hungary (now Hungary) |
| Death: | 16 October 2002 Rábacsanak, Győr-Moson-Sopron, Hungary |
| Age: | 107 years, 216 days |
| Country: |  HUN
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| Centenarian | |
Jozsef Petho [Hungarian: Pethő József] (14 March 1895 – 16 October 2002) was a Hungarian centenarian who was the third-oldest known living person and the oldest living man in Hungary at the time of his death.
Biography[]
József Pethő was born on 14 March 1895 (although he claimed 13 March), in a farm near Gyóró, Austria-Hungary (present-day Hungary). He started to herd cattle at the age of 6, and harvest at the age of 13. In 1906, the family moved to Rábacsanak, where József lived the rest of his life. His father emigrated to the United States and came back 20 years later with $4,000, from which they bought land, but their savings got lost due to the extreme inflation.
József participated in WWI for three years. He lost nine of his teeth in battles, and they were eventually never replaced. In 1921, he married Magdolna Bella. They had two sons and one daughter. He was also drafted to WWII, but this time he did not see action. In peacetime, he lived the simple but busy lives of rural people. He got widowed in 1968.
As a centenarian, József was living with a son and daughter-in-law. At age 100, he would still chop wood and care for the animals in the stable. At age 102, he fractured his pelvis, but was able to recover in a few weeks’ time. He did not take any medicine as he had no health issues, except for the pain in his legs.
József Pethő became the oldest living man in Hungary upon Karoly Molnar’s death in June 2001. He was the second-oldest voter in the 2002 parliamentary elections behind Sandorne Csiki.
Jozsef Petho died in Rábancsanak, Hungary on 16 October 2002 at the age of 107 years, 216 days.
Reference[]
- Kisalföld, March 2000
- Kisalföld, April 2001
- Kisalföld, March 2002
- 107 éves szavazó, April 2002
- Kisalföld, October 2002
| Hungary's Oldest Living Man Titleholders (V • E) |
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Geza Penzes • Unknown • Janos Puskas • Unknown • Henrik Havasi • Unknown • Zsigmond Kun • Jeno Jenovay • Karoly Molnar • Jozsef Petho • Gyorgy Laszlo • Gergely Andras Molnar • Anonymous • Gusztav Karoly • Jozsef Pelles • Rezso Gallai • Tibor Kosa • Miklos Angelus • Antal Ribnikar • Elemer Spiegler • Jozsef Kasalyak • Jeno Homonnay • Bela Csendes • Jozsef Standovari • Ferenc Pal-Szabo • Ferenc Bako |