Jeanne Calment dies at 122 years and 164 days
The longest documented human life ends in Arles. Her age was validated by a demographic team working from civil registers and census records and published in Science the following year. As of this record the age has not been exceeded in nearly three decades, despite a far larger population reaching extreme old age than in any previous period.
Historical — it happened, and the record is settled.
Subjects
- Jeanne Calment · person · France · not located
- Maximum human lifespan · physical threshold · not located
Evidence
Partly verified — Core facts are sourced; some optional detail is deliberately absent.
The oldest human
Supports the validation of Jeanne Calment's age as 122 years and 164 days. V55 verification basis: not retrieved in this session.
Science · 1998 · Partly verified
Robine J.-M. and Allard M., Science, vol. 279, 1998
Recorded on Jeanne Calment
- Jeanne Calment dies at 122 years and 164 days
- A natural limit to human lifespan is argued for, and disputed
- Calment's record is publicly challenged
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