LC control no. | n 95088531 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Calment, Jeanne, 1875-1997 |
Birth date | 1875-02-21 |
Death date | 1997-08-04 |
Place of birth | Arles (France) |
Place of death | Arles (France) |
Found in | Jeanne Calment, c1995: cover p. 4 (b. Feb. 21, 1875, Rhône) Les 120 ans de Jeanne Calment, doyenne de l'humanité, c1994: p. 35 (b. Feb. 21, 1875, Arles, France) p. 13 (currently the oldest known living person) Jeanne Calment, 1999: CIP galley (d. Aug. 1997) English Wikipedia website, viewed Feb. 27, 2018: (Jeanne Louise Calment; 21 February 1875--4 August 1997) was a French supercentenarian who has the longest confirmed human lifespan, living to the age of 122 years, 164 days. She was born and lived in Arles for her entire life, outliving both her daughter and grandson by several decades. Calment became especially well known from the age of 113, when the centenary of Vincent van Gogh's visit brought reporters to Arles. Her lifespan has been extensively verified by census documents, and researchers have investigated her health and lifestyle) |