Jeanne Calment
French supercentenarian, person with the longest confirmed lifespan (1875-1997) · France · Actors · Died at 122
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Something wrong?She lived long enough to become a kind of scientific wonder - the only human being ever verified to reach 120, then 121, then 122. Her existence bent the curve of what seemed possible.
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, I took pleasure when I could... I acted clearly and morally and without regret. I'm very lucky.
I had to wait 110 years to become famous... I intend to enjoy it as long as possible.
I see badly, I hear badly, and I feel bad, but everything's fine.
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Jeanne Louise Calment was born in February 1875 in France and lived through three centuries' worth of change. Census records show she outlived both her daughter and her grandson, a quiet inversion of the expected order. In January 1988, she was widely reported to be the oldest living person in the world. By 1995, at 120, she was declared the oldest person in history with a verified date of birth. She died in August 1997 at 122 years and 164 days - a lifespan that attracted media attention and medical studies, researchers searching her health and habits for clues. No one verified has matched her since.
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