Karen Rigmor Moritz

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	Karen Rigmor Moritz
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Birth:	15 August 1913; Nørresundby, Aalborg, Nordjylland, Denmark
Death:	4 April 2024; Thulebakken, Aalborg, Nordjylland, Denmark
Age:	110 years, 233 days
Country:	DEN
	Validated

Karen Rigmor Moritz (15 August 1913 – 4 April 2024) was a Danish supercentenarian who was the oldest known living person in Denmark at the time of her death. Her age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).

Biography[]

Karen Rigmor Moritz was born in Nørresundby, Aalborg, Nordjylland Region, Denmark on 15 August 1913. Her father was a city gardener in Aalborg who designed the city’s Zoo and the Kildeparken public park.

At some point, she married Sven Moritz, with whom she had three children. Her husband was a lawyer, public prosecutor, and former police chief. Together they represented Aalborg at many official events.

At the age of 100, she decided to adopt a vegan lifestyle. However, the nursing home staff later determined that her diet required additional protein intake to sustain a healthy weight. As a result, she transitioned back to a diet that included meat.

Her granddaughter, Vibeke Hartkorn, is a Danish journalist and former studio host on TV Avisen.

Following the death of 109-year-old Else Rehling on 22 January 2022, she became the oldest living person in Denmark.

On 24 November 2022, she became the oldest person ever from the North Jutland region, after surpassing the final age of Mette Anderson.

In August 2023, Rigmor Moritz celebrated her 110th birthday and became a supercentenarian. She is the first person in Denmark to reach a supercentenarian status since the death of Karla Lindholm Jensen on 10 December 2020.

Rigmor Moritz's age was verified by Waclaw Jan Kroczek and her family, and validated by the GRG on 28 September 2023.

Karen Rigmor Moritz died in Thulebakken, Aalborg, Nordjylland, Denmark on 4 April 2024 at the age of 110 years, 233 days.

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