Juan Vicente Pérez
Juan Vicente Pérez Mora (27 May 1909 – 2 April 2024) was a Venezuelan supercentenarian who, until his death at the age of 115 years and 1 day, was the world's oldest verified living man since the death of Spain's Saturnino de la Fuente García on 18 January 2022.[1] He was the last living man to have been born in the 1900s decade.[2][3]
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 Pérez on his 113th birthday in May 2022 | |
| Born | Juan Vicente Pérez Mora 27 May 1909 |
| Died | (aged 114 years, 311 days) San Jose de Bolivar, Táchira, Venezuela |
| Nationality | Venezuelan |
| Occupation | Farmer, sheriff, construction worker |
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| Spouse(s) | Ediofina del Rosario García (m. 1938; died 1997) |
| Children | 11 (5 deceased) |
Early life
Pérez was born on 27 May 1909 in El Cobre, Venezuela, as the ninth child of Euquitio Pérez and Edelmira Mora.[4][5] In 1938, he married Ediofina del Rosario García and they had six sons and five daughters in total.[4]
When he was 31 years old, he and his wife moved to the town of Caricuena to buy a farm.[5] He became a sheriff of Caricuena in 1948.[5] In the late 1950s, Pérez was hired to work on the construction of the highway between San José de Bolívar and Queniquea.[1][4] Sometime in the 1960s, he sold his farm in Caricuena to buy a home in San José de Bolívar.[1][4] He was a Catholic his whole life.[6]
Later years
In 2007, aged 98, Pérez began to use a wheelchair.[4] Still, he was able to walk for a short while in his older years.[6]
When he became the oldest living man on 17 May 2022, it was said that he did not have any health issues.[1][4] He was able to remember memories of his childhood.[1][4][5][7] He said the reason why he has lived for such a long time is because he worked hard, prays the rosary twice a day, and drinks a glass of liquor every day.[5]
On 18 January 2022, after the death of Saturnino de la Fuente García of Spain, Pérez became the world's oldest man.[8][9] This was supported by Guinness World Records on 4 February and announced on 17 May.[10] That same month, he became the last known living man born in the 1900s decade.[11][2]
Pérez turned 114 in May 2023,[12][13][14] becoming only the seventh proven man ever to do so,[13] and the first in twelve years (since Jiroemon Kimura).[14][15]
Pérez died at his home in San Jose de Bolivar, Táchira, on 2 April 2024, at the age of 114 years and 311 days—less than two months shy of his 115th birthday.[16][17] Pérez was the fourth-oldest man ever and the fourth-oldest living person in the world.[3]
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Pérez and Del Rosario on their wedding day in 1938
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Oldest man living". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Juan Vicente Pérez Mora". LongeviQuest. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "WSRL – GERONTOLOGY RESEARCH GROUP". Archived from the original on 2023-03-20. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 LeoAl (2022-01-21). "Juan Vicente Pérez es ahora el hombre más longevo del mundo". Diario La Nación (in español). Retrieved 2022-11-12.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 "World's oldest man living confirmed as Juan Vicente Pérez aged 112". Guinness World Records. 2022-05-17. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Villatoro, Fabrizio (2023-06-04). "Estilo de vida del hombre vivo más longevo del mundo; Juan Vicente Pérez Mora de Venezuela". LongeviQuest. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
- ↑ Magilbray, Gabriela (2023-05-27). "El venezolano Juan Vicente Pérez, el hombre más longevo del mundo, celebra sus 114 años de edad". El Diario | eldiario.com (in español). Retrieved 2023-07-23.
- ↑ "World's oldest man, Saturnino de la Fuente García, dies aged 112". Guinness World Records. 2022-01-18. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
- ↑ Madrid, David Sharrock (in en). World's oldest man Saturnino de la Fuente García dies aged 112. . https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/world-s-oldest-man-dies-aged-112-weeks-short-of-his-birthday-55d69tm9b. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
- ↑ "Oldest man in the world turns 113". MercoPress. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
- ↑ Peron, Jornalista Desiderio (2022-06-02). "Falece Venturotti, o italiano mais velho do mundo. Viveu 112 anos, sete meses e sete dias - Insieme" (in português do Brasil). Retrieved 2023-02-17.
- ↑ LeoAl (2023-05-27). "Llega a 114 años Juan Vicente Pérez". Diario La Nación (in español). Retrieved 2023-05-27.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "WORLD'S OLDEST MAN TURNS 114 - Greatreporter". 2023-05-30. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Maglov, Stefan (2023-05-28). "LongeviQuest Visits Juan Vicente Pérez Mora On His 114th Birthday". LongeviQuest. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
- ↑ "GRG News – GERONTOLOGY RESEARCH GROUP". Archived from the original on 2023-05-18. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
- ↑ Maglov, Stefan (2024-04-02). "World's Oldest Man Dies at 114". LongeviQuest. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
- ↑ Presse, AFP-Agence France. "Venezuelan Man, World's Oldest, Dies At 114". www.barrons.com. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
Other websites
- Juan Vicente Pérez on Instagram (Family page)