Misao Okawa
Misao Okawa (大川 ミサヲ, Ōkawa Misao, sometimes romanized as Misawo Okawa, 5 March 1898 – 1 April 2015) was a Japanese supercentenarian who was the world's oldest living person since the death of 116-year-old Japanese man Jiroemon Kimura on 12 June 2013[3] until her own death on 1 April 2015.[2] She was the world's oldest living woman since the death of 115-year-old Japanese woman Koto Okubo on 12 January 2013 until 1 April 2015.[4] She was the oldest verified Japanese and Asian person ever, until being exceed the record by Nabi Tajima in 2017.
Misao Okawa | |
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大川 ミサヲ | |
| Born | Misao Okawa 5 March 1898[1] |
| Died | 1 April 2015[2] (aged 117 years, 27 days) |
| Cause of death | Heart failure |
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| Spouse | Yukio (m. 1919–1931) |
| Children | 3 (2 living) |
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Biography
changeOkawa was born on 5 March 1898, in the Tenma district (present-day Kita-ku) of Osaka, and in her latter years lived at a nursing home in Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka.[5] She married Yukio in 1919, and had three children, two of whom were still alive at the time of her death. She also had four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.[6]
Longevity
changeOn 27 February 2013, a few days before her 115th birthday, Misao Okawa was officially recognized by Guinness World Records as the oldest living woman in the world, and was presented with a certificate at her nursing home in Osaka.[7]
References
change- ↑ "Oldest Validated Living Supercentenarians". Gerontology Research Group. Archived from the original on 1 December 2007. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Misao Okawa, Oldest Known Person in World, Dies at 117". NBC News. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ↑ Jiroemon Kimura, Oldest Man in Record History dies at age 116 ay Business Week.com
- ↑ Ryall, Julian (14 January 2013). "Oldest woman in the world dies". The Telegraph. Tokyo: Telegraph Media Group Limited. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
- ↑ "大阪の１１４歳、女性世界最高齢か ギネス認定へ審査中" [114-year-old from Osaka to be verified as world's oldest woman]. Apital (in Japanese). Japan: The Asahi Shimbun Company. 23 February 2013. Archived from the original on 7 May 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ↑ "Misao Okawa, World's Oldest Person, Dead at 117". The Huffington Post. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ↑ "Japan names world's oldest woman". USA Today. 27 February 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
| Preceded by Jiroemon Kimura |
Oldest recognized living person[broken anchor] 12 June 2013 - 1 April 2015 |
Succeeded by Gertrude Weaver |
| Preceded by Koto Okubo |
Oldest recognized living woman 12 January 2013 - 1 April 2015 |
Succeeded by Gertrude Weaver |
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