by Stefan Maglov | Nov 20, 2024 | Death Reports, News
Agnes Boström, the oldest living person in Sweden, as well as the oldest living person in the Nordic countries, passed away in Älandsbro on November 16, at the age of 112 years, 201 days. Her passing was first reported by SVT Nyheter. Agnes Boström was born as Agnes...
by Stefan Maglov | Oct 18, 2024 | News
Agnes Boström, a resident of Älandsbro in Västernorrland County, became the oldest living person in Sweden on Wednesday, October 16th, succeeding Gunborg Hancock of Stockholm, who was nine days her senior. Additionally, following Hancock’s passing, she became...
by Stefan Maglov | Oct 18, 2024 | Death Reports, News
Stockholm — Gunborg Hancock, the oldest living person in Sweden, passed away on October 16th, at the age of 112 years, 179 days. Gunborg Hancock was born in Helsinki, Finland (then Russian Empire), on 20 April 1910, as the youngest of three daughters born to parents...
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...
by Lennard Ashley Salaysay | Mar 5, 2024 | News, Validation
Sanny Mattsson, age 110, is now a validated Swedish supercentenarian. Mattsson is currently the third-oldest living person in Sweden, after Gunborg Hancock and Agnes Boström, and the second-oldest living person in Stockholm, after Hancock. Sanny Mattsson was born in...
by Jimmy Lindberg | Dec 12, 2023 | Case Study
To validate the age of a supercentenarian, a high level of proof is required to substantiate their claimed longevity (Poulain, 2010). Documentation standards vary across different countries, with some nations having a longstanding tradition of meticulously recording...
