Signe Hoejer

Signe Hoejer (born Nov. 1, 1905) - is a Danish supercentenarian who at the age of 110 years is currently the Doyenne of Denmark.

Signe Hoejer never married. She spent her childhood at the Aggersund farm near Limfjorden with her parents and brother. Sadly, her mother died when she was just eight years old. As a teenager, she helped her father with work at the farm. Around 1925, at the age of 20, she went to Kolding in order to search for job. After her father's death in 1949, she opened her own store which she has been running for many years, until aged 75. Thereafter, she worked as an accountant for another ten years.

On the day of her 110th birthday, Nov. 1, 2015, Ms. Hoejer memorised the introduction of elecrticity for her farm, which took place in 1918. She also remembered the German troops passing through Kolding in 1940. Ms. Hoejer never married and never had children. She resides in Silkeborg, Midtjylland region.