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...
