by Lennard Ashley Salaysay | Feb 29, 2024 | Birthday Reports
LongeviQuest is delighted to announce that Massachusetts’ oldest known living person turned 113 years old. Herlda Senhouse celebrated her milestone at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Needham. As the oldest resident of Wellesley, she received a special cane....
by Lennard Ashley Salaysay | Feb 29, 2024 | Death Reports
LongeviQuest is saddened to report the passing of Karlheinz Stauber. He was born in Landshut, Bavaria, Germany on 25 October 1914 and passed away in Landshut on 17 February 2024 at the age of 109 years, 115 days. Stauber was also the oldest living World War II veteran...
by Lennard Ashley Salaysay | Feb 29, 2024 | Death Reports
LongeviQuest is saddened to report the passing of Vidar Eide. He was born in Torvikbygd, Vestland, Norway on 3 July 1914 and passed away on 27 February 2024 at the age of 109 years 239 days. Eide worked as a dairy farmer and a shipbuilder and is the oldest member of...
by Jimmy Lindberg | Feb 28, 2024 | Analysis, In Depth
It has been observed in nature that larger-bodied animals tend to live much longer lives than smaller ones (Hutchings, 2021). Compare the maximal lifespan of a Greenland whale (over 200 years) to that of the house mouse (four years) and you will see what I am getting...
by Lennard Ashley Salaysay | Feb 27, 2024 | Death Reports, News
LongeviQuest is saddened to report the passing of Marie Guerne. She was born in Lucerne, Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland on 26 March 1912 and passed away in Orvin, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, on 23 February 2024, at the age of 111 years, 334 days. At the time of her...
by Lennard Ashley Salaysay | Feb 26, 2024 | Debunking, News
LongeviQuest recently reviewed the case of Charlie Phillips of the United States, who was once the world’s oldest known living man. The Kestenbaum study initially verified his age and was later validated by the Gerontology Research Group, using his claimed date of...