Wilhelm Schorner

Wilhelm Schorner
Birth:	3 February 1889 Bavaria, Germany
Death:	29 March 1999 Bavaria, Germany
Age:	110 years, 54 days
Country:	GER
Validated

Wilhelm Schorner (3 February 1889 – 29 March 1999) was a validated German supercentenarian who was both the oldest living man and the oldest living person in Germany.

Biography

Wilhelm Schorner was born in Bavaria on 3 February 1889. He spent his entire life in Bavaria. After serving as an infantryman in the First World War, in 1925 he married his wife Barbara, who died in 1984. Until his 85th year, he worked in a sawmill. Even in the second century of his life, the sprightly pensioner has kept his humor. His recipe for old age was: "Do not die!" At the age of 110, he only needed a walking stick as a walking aid.

Schorner died on 29 March 1999 aged 110 years, 54 days. His age was validated by the Gerontology Research Group on Mar. 1, 2009. He was the second male supercentenarian in the history of Germany after Friedrich Wedeking. He was the oldest living person in Germany after the death of 109-year old Marie Stegmann on 5 January 1999 until his own death. He was succeeded by 110-year old Maria Laqua.

Reference

• Gerontology Research Group
• Ältester Deutscher wird 110 Abendblatt, 3 February 1999

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