Alexander Imich - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alexander Imich | |
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Born | February 4, 1903 |
Died | (aged 111 years, 124 days) Manhattan, New York | June 8, 2014
Occupation(s) | parapsychologist, retired chemist |
Alexander Imich (February 4, 1903 – June 8, 2014)[1] PhD, was a Polish-born American chemist, parapsychologist, and supercentenarian. He was the president of the Anomalous Phenomena Research Center in New York City. He was born in Częstochowa, Poland (then a part of Russian Empire) in 1903.[1] He was of Jewish descent.[2]
At age 111, Imich was the world's oldest living man since the death of Arturo Licata on April 24, 2014.[3][4] He was one of the few supercentenarians known for reasons other than longevity.
He died on June 8, 2014 peacefully at 9:03 AM from natural causes at the age of 111.[5]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Current Validated Living Supercentenarians". Gerontology Research Group. Archived from the original on December 1, 2007. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
- ↑ "www.grg.org". Archived from the original on December 1, 2007. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
- ↑ "Meeting Alexander Imich 111-years-old". The Jewish Press. February 28, 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
- ↑ "Rabbi Meets Oldest Man in America, Resulting in a Flurry of Good Deeds". chabad.org. March 26, 2014. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
- ↑ Oldest Man in the World dies at 111
Preceded by Arturo Licata | Oldest Recognized Living Man April 24, 2014 – June 8, 2014 | Succeeded by Sakari Momoi |