Geert Adriaans Boomgaard

Geert Adriaans Boomgaard
Geert Adriaans Boomgaard
	Boomgaard at age 100 in 1888
Born	21 September 1788; Groningen, Dutch Republic
Died	3 February 1899; (aged 110 years, 135 days); Groningen, Netherlands
Known for	First validated supercentenarian; Oldest person ever recorded until 1902; Oldest male ever recorded until 1966; Veteran of the Napoleonic Wars;

Geert Adriaans Boomgaard (21 September 1788; baptized 23 September 1788^[1] – 3 February 1899) was a Dutch supercentenarian and is generally accepted by scholars as the first validated case on record.^[2]^[3]

^ Baptismal certificate 23 September 1788 Groningen Martinikerk. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
^ "Table A – Verified Supercentenarians (Listed Chronologically By Birth Date)". Archived from the original on 12 July 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
^ Photo Gallery for Supercentenarians born before 1850, as of May 17, 2019. Gerontology Research Group

[Doopakte-1] Baptismal certificate 23 September 1788 Groningen Martinikerk. Retrieved 14 March 2019.

[2] "Table A – Verified Supercentenarians (Listed Chronologically By Birth Date)". Archived from the original on 12 July 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016.

[grggl-3] Photo Gallery for Supercentenarians born before 1850, as of May 17, 2019. Gerontology Research Group

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Geert Adriaans Boomgaard
Boomgaard at age 100 in 1888
Born	(1788-09-21)21 September 1788 Groningen, Dutch Republic
Died	(1899-02-03)3 February 1899 (aged 110 years, 135 days) Groningen, Netherlands
Known for	First validated supercentenarian Oldest person ever recorded until 1902 Oldest male ever recorded until 1966 Veteran of the Napoleonic Wars

Geert Adriaans Boomgaard

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