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+ | '''[[File:Mergelsberg.jpg|thumb|336px]]Irene Mergelsberg''' (4 March 1893 - 6 March 2003) was a validated German supercentenarian. |
== Biography == |
== Biography == |
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+ | Irene Mergelsberg was born in Russelsheim in Hesse on 4 March 1893. Later she lived in Frankfurt am Main. She lived in a care home in Kronberg im Taunus since the 1970s. As a centenarian, she still smoked three cigarettes a day. She was a hobbyist painter. |
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+ | Mergelsberg passed away in Hesse on 6 March 2003 aged 110 years, 2 days. At the time of her death, she was the fifth-oldest person in Germany behind [[Anna Stephan]], [[Lina Zimmer]], [[Clothilde Rey]] and [[Johanne Wilks]] . She was validated by the Gerontology Research Group on 12 March 2005. |
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Revision as of 18:31, 3 December 2018
Irene Mergelsberg (4 March 1893 - 6 March 2003) was a validated German supercentenarian.
Biography
Irene Mergelsberg was born in Russelsheim in Hesse on 4 March 1893. Later she lived in Frankfurt am Main. She lived in a care home in Kronberg im Taunus since the 1970s. As a centenarian, she still smoked three cigarettes a day. She was a hobbyist painter.
Mergelsberg passed away in Hesse on 6 March 2003 aged 110 years, 2 days. At the time of her death, she was the fifth-oldest person in Germany behind Anna Stephan, Lina Zimmer, Clothilde Rey and Johanne Wilks . She was validated by the Gerontology Research Group on 12 March 2005.