| Mbah Gotho | |
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| Birth: | 31 December 1870? Indonesia |
| Death: | 30 April 2017 Sragen, Java, Indonesia |
| Age: | 146 years, 120 days? |
| Country: |  IDN
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| Longevity myth | |
Saparman Sodimejo (31 December 1870? – 30 April 2017), also known as Mbah Gotho (or Ghoto), was an Indonesian longevity myth.
Biography
Gotho claimed to have been born in 1870, one of 11 children. He claimed to remember a sugar factory opening in 1880 during the Dutch colonial era, but could not remember anything else. He reportedly had four wives and four children.
Gotho lived in Sragen, Java, Indonesia, with his 46 year-old grandson. He spent most of his time listening to the radio.[1][2] He died on 30 April 2017 at the claimed age of 146 years, 120 days, having been admitted to the hospital two days earlier.[3][4][5]
Gallery
On his claimed 146th birthday in 2016, with his family
References
- ↑ 'Longest living human' says he is ready for death at 145 The Telegraph, 27 August 2016
- ↑ At 145, Indonesian lays claim to 'world's oldest man' AA.com, 7 September 2016
- ↑ 'Oldest human' dies in Indonesia 'aged 146' BBC News, 1 May 2017
- ↑ 'He just wanted us to let him go': Man who claimed to be the oldest human ever dies aged 146 The Telegraph, 2 May 2017
- ↑ Indonesia's oldest man dies at 146 Channel News Asia, 1 May 2017
