According to the
Gerontology Research Group, which tracks people 110 and older and validates ages for Guinness, the oldest human alive is a 115-year- old Japanese woman, Misao Okawa.
Florence's inspiring story only came to light after Andrew Holmes, of the
Gerontology Research Group, traced her name using the National Archive.
According to the Los Angeles-based
Gerontology Research Group, which verifies the ages of supercentenarians (110 or older) worldwide for the Guinness Book of World Records, Kollar was born on Oct.
According to the Los Angeles-based
Gerontology Research Group, Kimura is the world s oldest man since Walter Bruening, a retired railworker, died of natural causes last Thursday in the US state of Montana at the age of 114.
The Los Angeles-based
Gerontology Research Group lists Kimura as the world's oldest man and Japan's Tanekichi Onishi, 111, as the second oldest.
Mr Breuning was 26 days younger than Besse Cooper of Georgia, whom the
Gerontology Research Group in Los Angeles lists as the world's oldest person at 114.
The
Gerontology Research Group said the oldest documented person is 114-year-old Eugenie Blanchard of Saint Barthelemy, France.
Stephen Coles _ a University of California lecturer and member of the
Gerontology Research Group that assists the Guinness Book of World Records _ told the AP Khvichava's claim can be proved only with documents dating to the time of birth.
She was born on May 10, 1895, according to the
Gerontology Research Group , which tracks individuals of extremely old age.
Robert Young, claims researcher for the
Gerontology Research Group, adds that being a woman also helps.
"I felt sorrow at her death." Rayo is not included on the
Gerontology Research Group's list of 41 people confirmed to be 110 or more.