by Jimmy Lindberg | Feb 9, 2026 | Analysis, Case Study
The early to mid-1800s in the United States were marked by deep division and grave racial injustice. Slavery remained widespread in some regions, particularly in the South. Disputes over slavery and human rights were the central cause of the U.S. Civil War, fought...
by Jimmy Lindberg | Jan 17, 2026 | Analysis, Case Study, In Depth, Validation
Abstract This editorial contains a validation summary of the age of American supercentenarian Delphia Welford, an African-American woman who was born in Okolona, Mississippi, USA on 9 September 1875 and died in Humboldt, Tennessee, USA on 14 November 1992, aged 117...
by Jimmy Lindberg | Feb 12, 2025 | Case Study, In Depth
One of the more fascinating longevity claims is the one about Monroe Rutty, who died in Michigan 0n 30 May 1971 at the supposed age of 111. A male claim to 111 in the 1970s is not totally impossible but it’s unlikely to be accurate as very few male...
by Jimmy Lindberg | Oct 16, 2024 | Case Study, In Depth
People like tracking ends of eras or major events; Titanic survivors, the fascination with the last survivors of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake or who would be the last person remaining from the 1800s come to mind. There is definitely something to this. These...
by Jimmy Lindberg | Sep 30, 2024 | Analysis, Case Study, In Depth
For several decades, Norwegian man Eilif Philipsen has been recognized as the earliest-born verified centenarian. Philipsen was born in Kinsarvik, Norway on 21 July 1682 and died in Ullensvang, Norway on 20 June 1785, aged almost 103 years old. Philipsen has thorough...
by Jimmy Lindberg | Sep 8, 2024 | Case Study, In Depth
In some of my past editorials I have discussed early centenarian and supercentenarian claimants. Perhaps the most interesting claimant is Hendrina Link-Scholte(n), who was allegedly born in 1686 and died in 1797 (van Dijk, 2023). With claimants such as her there is...
