Jeanne Calment
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Death | 27 years ago |
| Born | Arles |
| France | |
| Died | Arles |
| France | |
| Albums | Maîtresse du temps |
| Did you know | Jeanne Calment from France is the oldest woman in history (122 years, 164 days). |
| Height | 150 (cm) |
| Date of birth | February 21,1875 |
| Zodiac sign | Pisces |
| Spouse | Fernand Calment |
| Children | Yvonne Calment |
| Grandchildren | Frédéric Billot |
| Parents | Nicolas Calment |
| Marguerite Calment | |
| Date of died | August 4,1997 |
| Grandparents | Marie Anne Poujaud |
| Claude Gilles | |
| Rose Minaud | |
| Antoine Calment | |
| Siblings | François Calment |
| Antoine Calment | |
| Marie Calment | |
| Movies/Shows | Vincent and Me |
| Au-delà de 120 ans avec Jeanne Calment | |
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| ID | 834173 |
Jeanne Calment Life story
Jeanne Louise Calment was a French supercentenarian and the oldest verified human, with a documented lifespan of 122 years and 164 days. Her longevity attracted media attention and medical studies of her health and lifestyle. She is the only person verified to have reached the age of 120.
France insists world's "oldest woman" was not a fake
Jeanne Calment on her 117th birthday
French officials have refused to change the death certificate of the oldest person on record-despite the claims of fraud by Russian researchers.
Jeanne Calment died in 1997 at age 122, but a recent Russian study that claimed she had died in fact, in The 1930S .
she claimed your daughter then took over their identity in order to avoid the payment of inheritance tax.
specialists have, However, a group of French, discredited the allegations, stating that her age is "well documented".
What say the Russians?Russian researcher Valery Novoselov and Nikolai Zak argued last December that Calment had in fact died in 1934 at the age of 59 and it was their daughter, Yvonne, had died in 1997 at the age of 99 years.
The researchers found that Yvonne suspected her mother had the identity, in order to avoid the payment of inheritance tax.
The researchers cited, the official documentation seemed to state that they had different eye colors, not to different times in the display are the same person
The Russians also noted that the top had to be The Mayor of your town, noticed that they looked very young for her age to visit with your if you 100 .
Russian researchers claimed Calment, seen here on her 120 birthday, had actually died in The 1930S , What has been said by the French?said But a new report, "The Real facts on the support of Jeanne Calment as the oldest ever human", which claims to be a "Conspiracy Theory ", based on "inaccurate facts".
The French researchers, Jean-Marie Robine, a specialist in the study of supercentenarians, the interviewees Calment in the 1990s.
He analyzed the original data used, to check, to show their identity along with fresh documentation "there was neither fraud nor forgery of Jeanne Calment identity".
From More Than 10 million people have lived to be 100 , the likelihood of reaching someone Calment age", was certainly small, but that is far from the realization of Ms Calment is a statistical impossibility," The Report said.
The Tarascon Prosecutor's office on Wednesday refused to change, every effort Calment's death certificate, after you want to display The Report .
Who is Jeanne Calment was?Born in 1875 in Arles, France, Calment, the international attention starting in the 1990s, such as her age advanced.
A colorful Character , she enjoyed the attention, stating, "I wait for death, and journalists" in front of their 120 birthday.
Calment also famous for smoked and talked about her preference for port and chocolate.
She Said , she met Vincent Van Gogh when he buy the paint of your uncle in Arles in 1888, would, called him "ugly as sin" and "a terrible Character ."
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Source of news: bbc.com
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