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'''Karl Glockner''' (December 29, 1845 - October 10, 1953) was a German [[centenarian]] and the last surviving German veteran of the Franco-Prussian War. At the time of his death, he may have been the [[Oldest people|oldest living man]] on Earth, at the age of 107 years, 286 days. He acquired the presumed title upon the death of [[James Hard]], himself the last surviving combat veteran of the American Civil War. His wife, Katerina, died in 1907.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.stripes.com/news/from-the-s-s-archives-oldest-german-feted-at-107-1.66451 | title=Oldest German feted at 107 | accessdate=October 10, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://derniersveterans.free.fr/1870_deutsch.html | title=Veterans of the Franco-Prussian War [French]| accessdate=October 10, 2015}}</ref>
  
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}}'''Karl Glockner''' ['''Glöckner'''] (29 December 1845 – 10 October 1953) was a German [[centenarian]] and the last surviving German veteran of the Franco-Prussian War.
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==Biography==
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Karl Glockner was born in Germany on 29 December 1845. At the time of his death, he may have been the [[List of male supercentenarians|oldest living man]] on Earth, at the age of 107 years, 286 days. He acquired the presumed title upon the death of [[James Hard]], himself the last surviving combat veteran of the American Civil War. His wife, Katerina, died in 1907.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.stripes.com/news/from-the-s-s-archives-oldest-german-feted-at-107-1.66451 | title=Oldest German feted at 107 | accessdate=October 10, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://derniersveterans.free.fr/1870_deutsch.html | title=Veterans of the Franco-Prussian War| accessdate=October 10, 2015}} (French)</ref>
   
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Upon his death, the title passed to [[Wayland Newell]].
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Karl Glockner died in Germany on 10 October 1953. Upon his death, the title may have passed to Wayland Newell.
   
 
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Revision as of 19:34, 18 June 2019

Karl Glockner
Karl Glockner
Birth: 29 December 1845
Germany
Death: 10 October 1953
Germany
Age: 107 years, 286 days
Country: GermanyGER
Centenarian

Karl Glockner [Glöckner] (29 December 1845 – 10 October 1953) was a German centenarian and the last surviving German veteran of the Franco-Prussian War.

Biography

Karl Glockner was born in Germany on 29 December 1845. At the time of his death, he may have been the oldest living man on Earth, at the age of 107 years, 286 days. He acquired the presumed title upon the death of James Hard, himself the last surviving combat veteran of the American Civil War. His wife, Katerina, died in 1907.[1][2]

Karl Glockner died in Germany on 10 October 1953. Upon his death, the title may have passed to Wayland Newell.

References

  1. ↑ "Oldest German feted at 107". http://www.stripes.com/news/from-the-s-s-archives-oldest-german-feted-at-107-1.66451. Retrieved October 10, 2015. 
  2. ↑ "Veterans of the Franco-Prussian War". http://derniersveterans.free.fr/1870_deutsch.html. Retrieved October 10, 2015.  (French)
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