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This page contains lists regarding Swiss supercentenarians, the oldest of whom was Polish-born Rosa Rein (1897–2010), who died at the age of 112 years, 327 days.

Since the death of Nina Hofer-Lustenberger on 2 November 2015, the oldest person in Switzerland is Lucrezia Furceri (born 4 May 1907), of Ticino.

Living Swiss supercentenarians

      Verified       Pending       Unverified

Swiss supercentenarians

      Deceased (Verified)       Pending

Rank Name Sex Birth date Death date Age Canton or country of birth Canton
of death
1 Rosa Rein [1] F 24 Mar 1897 14 Feb 2010 112 years, 327 days PolandPOL Ticino
2 Andrée Fehr-de Boulay [2] F 7 Feb 1882 19 May 1993 111 years, 101 days FranceFRA Aargau
3 Emma Duvoisin [3] F 5 Jul 1886 30 Sep 1997 111 years, 87 days Bern Geneva
Nina Hofer-Lustenberger F 28 Nov 1904 2 Nov 2015 110 years, 339 days Lucerne Lucerne
Hedwig Hosig F 12 Aug 1903 31 May 2014 110 years, 292 days Bern Bern
Alice Roffler-Waldmeier F 16 Apr 1904 26 Jan 2015 110 years, 287 days Solothurn Basel-Landschaft
Adelheid Wehrle-Rieger F 19 Nov 1899 28 May 2010 110 years, 190 days Basel-Stadt Basel-Stadt
Anna Huber F 5 Apr 1899 1 Sep 2009 110 years, 149 days Solothurn Solothurn
Anna Ringier-Kieser [4] F 12 Apr 1896 3 Sep 2006 110 years, 144 days Aargau Aargau
4 Mathilde Bonzo-Wrede [3] F 29 May 1890 8 June 2000 110 years, 10 days GermanyGER Zürich

Rein was born in Dzieckowice, near Myslowice, which was then part of the German Empire. It is now in Poland.

Swiss emigrant supercentenarians

Rank Name Sex Birth Death Age Canton of birth Country of death/residence
Rosa Blaser Clark F 25 Apr 1887 12 Jun 1998 111 years, 48 days Bern United StatesUSA
Marguerite Nerny[5] F 28 Jul 1905 17 Dec 2015 110 years, 142 days Vaud CanadaCAN
Clara Schönholzer F 8 Dec 1899 29 Jan 2010 110 years, 52 days Zurich GermanyGER
Anna Schwab F 6 Feb 1868 14 Feb 1978 110 years, 8 days Bern United StatesUSA

References

  1. GRG Deaths for 2010 (in Chronological Order) Gerontology Research Group
  2. GRG World Supercentenarian Rankings List Gerontology Research Group
  3. 3.0 3.1 Verified Supercentenarians (Listed Chronologically By Birth Date) Gerontology Research Group
  4. Table EE Pending Cases Gerontology Research Group
  5. Âgée de 110 ans, elle ne prend aucun médicament Le Journal de Montréal. 28 July 2015
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