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Jeanne Louise Calment (French: [ʒan lwiz kalmɑ̃] ⓘ; 21 February 1875 – 4 August 1997) was a French supercentenarian and, with a documented lifespan of 122 years and 164 days, the oldest person ever whose age has been verified.
Feb 21, 2024 · Jeanne, born in Arles, France, on 21 February 1875 (14 years before the Eiffel Tower was built), lived on to become the oldest person ever verified, reaching the age of 122 years 164 days when she passed away on 4 August 1997.
Jan 2, 2019 · A new investigation claims that Jeanne Calment, who died at 122 in 1997, was actually her daughter Yvonne, who assumed her identity in 1934. The evidence is circumstantial and controversial, and challenges the record of the oldest officially documented person ever.
Jeanne Calment, born a year before Alexander Graham Bell patented his telephone and 14 years before Alexandre Gustave Eiffel built his tower, died today in a nursing home in Arles. At 122, she...
Sep 16, 2019 · The 122 years and 164 days age claim of Jeanne Calment, the world oldest person who died in 1997, is the most thoroughly validated age claim. Recently the claim that families Calment and Billot organized a conspiracy concerning tax fraud based on identity fraud between mother and daughter gained international media attention. Methods.
Feb 10, 2020 · Jeanne Calment, however, was an accidental icon, her celebrity the result of a form of passivity. For a hundred and twenty-two years, five months, and fourteen days, Calment managed not...
Jeanne Louise Calment was the oldest person ever, living 122 years and 164 days from 1875 to 1997. She was a French woman who sold canvasses to Van Gogh, smoked cigarettes, ate chocolate and remained witty and clear-minded until her death.
