Not to be confused with Marie Berankova.
| Marie Bernatkova | |
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| Birth: | 22 October 1857 Celadna, Austrian Empire (present-day Czech Republic) |
| Death: | 4 May 1969 Zasova, Czechoslovakia (present-day Czech Republic) |
| Age: | 111 years, 194 days |
| Country: |  CZE
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| Validated | |
Marie Bernatkova [Czech: Marie Bernátková] (née Macurová) (22 October 1857 – 4 May 1969) was a validated Czech supercentenarian best known as the Guinness Oldest Living Person titleholder (1968–1969). She was also the Czech longevity holder for several decades.
Biography[]
Marie Bernatkova was born on 22 October 1857 in Celadna (present-day Frydek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region) in the Austrian Empire (although the GRG refers to her birthplace as Prague).
Bernatkova lived most of her life in the village of Horní Bečva. In her adulthood, she worked in the forests of the Moravian-Silesian Beskids. She gave birth to nine children during her life.
As a centenarian, she moved to a home for the eldery in Zasova. She became the oldest living person in Czechoslovakia upon the death of 110-year-old Jozsef Szuchar on 11 August 1967.
Marie Bernatkova died on 4 May 1969 in Zašová, Vsetín District, Czechoslovakia (present-day Zlín Region, Czech Republic) at the age of 111 years, 194 days. At the time of her death, she was the world's oldest validated living person. As of today, she is the oldest person ever who was born and died in the present-day Czech Republic.
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References[]
- [1] Gerontology Research Group
- [2] Új Szó, 6 February 1968
- [3] Stars and Stripes Europe, 24 October 1968
- [4] Rudé právo, 6 May 1969