Changes: Demetrius Philipovitch

	Demetrius Philipovitch
	; Demetrius (right) with his wife, Zivana.
Birth:	8 March 1818?; Kingdom of Serbia (present-day Serbia)
Death:	fl.5 October 1932; Yugoslavia (present-day Serbia)
Age:	114 years, 211+days?
Country:	SRB
	Disputed

Revision as of 19:07, 21 May 2021

Demetrius Philipovitch (Serbian: Dimitrije Filipović) (8 March 1818? – fl. October 1932) claimed to have been the first Yugoslavian supercentenarian on record. He is considered a "grandfathered" case - if investigated today, he would not be validated, but his claimed age was validated by Guinness World Records. He was born and died in present-day Serbia.

Biography

In July 1928, Demetrius and his wife received media attention for being the claimed longest married couple in Kingdom of Yugoslavia and possibly in the whole world. Demetrius claimed that he was more than 20 years old when Milos Obrenovic, Prince of Serbia, abdicated in 1839. According to him, his wife Zivana was 3 years younger than him.

Philipovitch was last reported at the claimed age of 114 (he claimed 117), in October 1932, when he and his wife claimed to be celebrating their 93rd anniversary of marriage. His wife, Zivana (Serbian: Živana) claimed to be 115 at that time. They lived in the village of Vrbica, near to Arandjelovac, Serbia (then Kingdom of Yugoslavia). Allegedly, they were married in 1839 in a small village near Zemun. Demetrius never smoked but sometimes drinked a good glass of wine. His exact date of death is unknown - he was last known to be alive in October 1932.

References

New Castle News from New Castle, Pennsylvania · Page 19 New Castle News, August 11, 1928
The Evening News from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania · Page 23 The Evening News, December 1, 1928
The Scranton Republican from Scranton, Pennsylvania · Page 40 The Scranton Republican, December 14, 1928
Couple Celebrate 100th Anniversary The Southeast Missourian, October 5, 1932
Jula 1928. godine najstariji bračni par u Jugoslaviji, a možda i na cijelom svijetu

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+{{Infobox person
-[[File:Demetrius_Philipovitch.png|thumb|Demetrius (right) with his wife, Zivana]]
+|Demetrius Philipovitch
-'''Demetrius Philipovitch''' (Serbian: '''Dimitrije Filipović''') (8 March 1818? - fl. October 1932) was the first [[List of Balkan supercentenarians|Serbia]] [[supercentenarian]] on record, having been validated by [[Guinness World Records]]. He is considered a "grandfathered" case - if investigated today, he would not be verified, but as he has not been debunked and was verified by GWR, he remains a verified supercentenarian. He was also the first male supercentenarian of the 20th century known.
+|image = Demetrius Philipovitch.png |image size = 286
+|caption = Demetrius (right) with his wife, Zivana.
+|sex = Male
+|status = deceased-disputed
+|nationality = Serbian
+|birthyr = 1818? |birthplace = Kingdom of Serbia (present-day Serbia)
+|deathyr = |deathplace = Yugoslavia (present-day Serbia)
+|sort = Philipovitch, Demetrius
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+'''Demetrius Philipovitch''' (Serbian: '''Dimitrije Filipović''') (8 March 1818? – fl. October 1932) claimed to have been the first Yugoslavian [[supercentenarian]] on record. He is considered a "grandfathered" case - if investigated today, he would not be validated, but his claimed age was validated by [[Guinness World Records]]. He was born and died in present-day Serbia.
+==Biography==
-Philipovitch was last reported at claimed age of 117, in October 1932, when he and his wife celebrated their 93rd anniversary of marriage. His wife, Zivana (Serbian: Živana) claims to be 115 at that time. They lived in village Vrbica, near to Aranđelovac, Serbia (then Kingdom of Yugoslavia). They allegedly were married in 1839 in small village near Zemun. Demetrius never smoked but sometimes he drinks a good glass of wine.
+In July 1928, Demetrius and his wife received media attention for being the claimed longest married couple in Kingdom of Yugoslavia and possibly in the whole world. Demetrius claimed that he was more than 20 years old when Milos Obrenovic, Prince of Serbia, abdicated in 1839. According to him, his wife Zivana was 3 years younger than him.
+Philipovitch was last reported at the claimed age of 114 (he claimed 117), in October 1932, when he and his wife claimed to be celebrating their 93rd anniversary of marriage. His wife, Zivana (Serbian: Živana) claimed to be 115 at that time. They lived in the village of Vrbica, near to Arandjelovac, Serbia (then Kingdom of Yugoslavia). Allegedly, they were married in 1839 in a small village near Zemun. Demetrius never smoked but sometimes drinked a good glass of wine.
 His exact date of death is unknown - he was last known to be alive in October 1932.
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 *[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/49727768/ The Scranton Republican from Scranton, Pennsylvania · Page 40] The Scranton Republican, December 14, 1928
 *[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1893&dat=19321005&id=QtQoAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zNEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2876%2C2930736&hl=en Couple Celebrate 100th Anniversary] The Southeast Missourian, October 5, 1932
+*[https://www.gradskimagazin.com/2018/04/30/jula-1928-godine-najstariji-bracni-par-u-jugoslaviji-a-mozda-i-na-cijelom-svijetu/ Jula 1928. godine najstariji bračni par u Jugoslaviji, a možda i na cijelom svijetu]
+==Gallery==
+<gallery widths="300">
+DimitrijeFilipovic.jpg|Demetrius (right) and his wife, Zivana (left) in July 1928.
+</gallery>
 [[Category:Serbian supercentenarians]]
 [[Category:Longevity claims]]
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 [[Category:Limbo cases]]
 [[Category:Unvalidated supercentenarians]]
+[[Category:Disputed]]
+[[Category:Date of death missing]]
+[[Category:Serbia births]]
+[[Category:Serbia deaths]]
+[[Category:1818? births]]

Demetrius Philipovitch
Demetrius (right) with his wife, Zivana.
Birth:	8 March 1818? Kingdom of Serbia (present-day Serbia)
Death:	fl.5 October 1932 Yugoslavia (present-day Serbia)
Age:	114 years, 211+days?
Country:	SRB
Disputed