List of Danish supercentenarians

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This list comprises Danish supercentenarians (people from Denmark who have attained the age of at least 110 years), according to the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). The GRG reports that there have been, including emigrants, 5 verified supercentenarians from Denmark[1], the oldest of whom is Christian Mortensen, who emigrated to the United States in 1903, where he died on 25 April 1998, aged 115 years, 252 days. The oldest person to be born and die in Denmark is Ellen Adelaide Brandenborg, who died on 22 July 2017, aged 111 years, 196 days. As of 3 February 2019, the oldest living person in Denmark is Karla Lindholm Jensen, born 7 May 1908, aged 110 years, 272 days.

Danish supercentenarians[edit]

  Deceased   Living
Unranked entries have not yet been validated by the GRG.
^ denotes age at death, or, if living, age as of 3 February 2019

Rank Name Sex Birth date Death date Age[†] Birthplace Place of death
or residence
1 Christian Mortensen[2] M 16 August 1882 25 April 1998 115 years, 252 days Central Jutland United States
Ursula Krigger[3] F 22 April 1902 10 September 2015 113 years, 141 days Danish West Indies U.S. Virgin Islands[a]
Ellen Adelaide Brandenborg[4] F 7 January 1906 22 July 2017[5] 111 years, 196 days North Jutland Central Jutland
2 Johanne Svensson[2] F 24 January 1892 29 May 2003 111 years, 125 days Central Jutland Sweden
3 Anne Matthiesen[2] F 26 November 1884 19 March 1996 111 years, 114 days North Schleswig, Prussia South Denmark[b]
4 Karen Jespersen[2] F 5 May 1889 4 August 2000 111 years, 91 days Central Jutland Central Jutland
Anna Nielsen[6] F 2 April 1904 19 June 2015 111 years, 78 days North Jutland Canada
Karla Lindholm Jensen[7] F 7 May 1908 Living 110 years, 272 days Central Jutland Central Jutland
Marie Jensen[8] F 5 June 1904 30 January 2015 110 years, 239 days Central Jutland Central Jutland
5 Bertha Wallin[2] F 13 January 1874 5 August 1984 110 years, 205 days Central Jutland United States
Karen Faurschou Egestad[9][10][11] F 14 September 1908 Living 110 years, 142 days Central Jutland Central Jutland
Signe Højer[12] F 1 November 1905 18 March 2016 110 years, 138 days North Jutland Central Jutland
Agnes Steenstrup[13] F 24 November 1903[14] 1 March 2014 110 years, 97 days Capital Region Capital Region
Gerda Muff[15] F 16 March 1906 29 April 2016 110 years, 44 days Zealand Zealand
Ulla Lund[16] F 25 July 1907 23 August 2017 110 years, 29 days Central Jutland United States

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Denmark sold its Caribbean islands to the United States in 1917.
  2. ^ Southern Jutland was conquered by Prussia in 1864 and its northern part was reunited with Denmark in 1920.

References[edit]

  1. ^ GRG Validated Living Supercentenarians As of 10 September 2014 Archived 24 February 2001 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 9 January 2015. The GRG lists persons as living whose age has been validated and confirmed to be alive within the past year.
  2. ^ a b c d e VERIFIED SUPERCENTENARIAN CASES -- LISTED CHRONOLOGICALLY BY DEATH DATE as of April 28, 2007 Retrieved 16 June 2011.
  3. ^ Gilbert, Ernice (12 September 2015). "Oldest Virgin Islander, Ursula 'Aunt Sula' Krigger, Dies At 113". The Virgin Islands Consortium. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  4. ^ TV 2 Østjylland, 7 January 2017 – Karsten Smed: Ellen fra Aarhus er Danmarks ældste. I dag fylder hun 111 år (in Danish)
  5. ^ Fischer, Sune. "Blev 111: Danmarks ældste er død". Ekstrabladet. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  6. ^ Perhag (20 July 2015). "Ældste i Danmark: Anna Nielsen, Canada 1904-2015, kirkebogsfund". Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  7. ^ "110-årige Karla er Danmarks ældste: - Det betyder meget for mig at have familie og gode venner". aoh.dk. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  8. ^ "Marie blev 110 år: Danmarks ældste er død". www.b.dk (in Danish). 2 February 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  9. ^ Troensegaard, Anne Steen (14 September 2018). "Karen fylder 110 år: Har holdt sig fra alkohol og drenge". TV 2/Østjylland. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  10. ^ Gerontology Wiki: Karen Egestad Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  11. ^ Wulff, Michael (15 September 2017). "TV: Karen Egestad fyldte 109 år i flotteste stil". Lokalavisen Favrskov. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  12. ^ Midtjyllands Avis, 2. Feb. 2015 – Søren Nielsen: Danmarks ældste bor nu i Silkeborg. Signe Højer fra Silkeborg kan nu tilføje titlen »Danmarks ældste« (in Danish)
  13. ^ "KLAR Vi lever 15 minutter længere hver time". www.bt.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  14. ^ "Der er ingen øvre grænse for vores alder". stiften.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  15. ^ Allerød Nyt, 16. March 2016 – Michael Braunstein: Gerda Muff fyldte 110 år: Husk at kigge lyst på tingene (in Danish)
  16. ^ "View ULLA LUND's Obituary on Boston.com and share memories". Legacy.com. August 23, 2017. Retrieved December 5, 2018.