| Luis Quiroga Cossio | |
| Birth: | 23 April 1893 San Felipe, Chile |
| Death: | 9 August 2003 Santiago, Chile |
| Age: | 110 years, 108 days |
| Country: |  CHL
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| Validated | |
Aquiles Luis Federico Quiroga Cossio (23 April 1893 – 9 August 2003) was a Chilean supercentenarian whose age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG), Latin American Supercentenarians (LAS) and recognized by LongeviQuest (LQ). He was the first verified Chilean supercentenarian.
Biography[]
Luis Quiroga Cossio was born on 23 April 1893 in San Felipe, Chile to parents Federico Quiroga and Eliodora Cossio de Quiroga. On 17 November 1920, aged 27, he married Evangelina Sara Riquelme Pareja in Chile’s capital city of Santiago. A couple of years earlier, at the age of 25, he became a Freemason, and remained part of the Order for the rest of his life. In 1996, when he was 103, Quiroga Cossio was recognised as being the oldest Freemason in Chile.
Quiroga Cossio died in Santiago, Chile, on 9 August 2003 at the age of 110 years, 108 days. His age was validated by the LAS in January 2020, becoming the first validated supercentenarian from Chile.
References[]
- Las personas más longevas Supercentenarios Latinoamericanos (LAS)
- Luis Quiroga Cossio LongeviQuest
- 1893 Birth Record FamilySearch
- 1920 Marriage Record Ancestry
- 103rd Birthday Resolution Biblioteca del Congreso
- 2003 Death Record FamilySearch
- October 2003 Publication El Heraldo Masónico