Nils Ohrberg | |
Birth: | 1 January 1700? Bäcke, Sweden |
Death: | 12 October 1816 Dalsland, Sweden |
Age: | 116 years, 285 days? |
Country: | SWE |
Longevity claimant |
Nils Ohrberg [Swedish: Öhrberg] (1 January 1700? – 12 October 1816) was a Swedish longevity claimant whose age is currently unvalidated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).
Biography[]
Nils Ohrberg was born in Bäcke, Sweden on 1 January 1700. He was a sexton until the age of 108 when he had to retire. He claimed that he was the last veteran of the Great Northern War. He was married three times.
Nils Ohrberg died on 12 October 1816 in Dalsland, Sweden, at the claimed age of 116 years, 285 days. If his age is true, he could be oldest man ever from Sweden.
References[]
- Record Longevity in Swedish Cohorts Born since 1700 Exceptional Longevity: From Prehistory to the Present
- Sista veteranen från Stora nordiska kriget Skalman.nu, 9 February 2012
- Biographiskt lexicon öfver namnkunnige Svenska män (in Swedish). 23. Örebro: Palmblad, Sebell & Co. c. 1856. pp. 316–317.