| Willem Kostering | |
 Willem Kostering at the age of 108 | |
| Birth: | 22 November 1851 Delft, South Holland, Netherlands |
| Death: | 9 December 1960 Delft, South Holland, Netherlands |
| Age: | 109 years, 17 days |
| Country: |  NED
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| Centenarian | |
Wilhelminus "Willem" Hendrik Kostering (22 November 1851 – 9 December 1960) was a Dutch centenarian.
Biography[]
Willem Kostering was born in Delft, South Holland, Netherlands on 22 November 1851.
Kostering was the oldest living person in the Netherlands after the death of 110-year-old Christina Karnebeek-Backs, who was the oldest person in the world, on 7 October 1959 and the oldest living person in Europe after the death of 109-year-old Marie Olsen on 24 November 1959. He also may have been the oldest living man in the world at the time of his death.
Willem Kostering died in Delft, South Holland, Netherlands on 9 December 1960 at the age of 109 years, 17 days.
Gallery[]
References[]
- Opa Kostering 108 birthday confirmation
- Opa Kostering wordt 109 birthday confirmation
- Opa Kostering overleden Death article
| Netherlands's Oldest Living Man Titleholders (V • E) |
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Jannes Reiling • Hendrikus van Horsen • Petrus Bartelen • Keimpe Nijdam • Jan Kip • Wilhelmus Kostering • Willem van der Hulst • Marinus Wolffensberger • Johannes Hesseling • Jacob Hazewinkel • Willem Wels • Andre Beekman • Watze Watzema • Henri van Dooren • Cornelis Bredijk • Huibert Prins • Hendrikus Verhoeven • Johannes van der Hoeven • Marcus Faasse • Gerrit van der Horst • Martin Hendrix • Hendrik Nessen • Pieter Zandee • Johannes Rijstenbil • Arthur Notte • Johannes Linning • Gerardus Boomaerts • Jan Nijenhuis • Dirk van der Kooij • Pieter Zaaijer • Albert Geerlings • Jan Machiel Reyskens • Cornelis Jansen • Hendrikus de Bijl • Johannes van Capel • Reinier Pelgrom • Jan de Winter • Frits Rijkens • Jan Pieter Bos • Frits Botterblom • Henri Timmermans • Joop Rosbach • Ko de Lavoir • Jan Voogt Pzn • Jan van der Giessen • Adrianus van der Vaart • Jos Wijnant • Cornelis Geurtz • Gerard Helders • Arie Vermeulen • Tjeerd Epema • Serop Mirzoyan • Floor van Cleemputte • Wim Hendriks • Jacob Berg • Dirk van der Noen • Jan Willem van de Kamp • Eelke Bakker • John Huang |