Friedrich Wedeking
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Friedrich Wedeking was one of the first German
supercentenarian
s. He was born in Blomberg
and died in Dortmund
. He was one of the founding members of the gliders club, which was started in 1931 and is still active in Blomberg today.
He was the oldest living man
from around August 1970, following the death of Khasako Dzugayev, until Wedeking's death at age 110 years, 207 days. He was the last surviving documented person born in 1862.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
supercentenarian
Supercentenarian
A supercentenarian is someone who has reached the age of 110 years. This age is achieved by about one in a thousand centenarians....
s. He was born in Blomberg
Blomberg
Blomberg is a town in the Lippe district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with c. 17,000 inhabitants.-External links:*...
and died in Dortmund
Dortmund
Dortmund is a city in Germany. It is located in the Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia, in the Ruhr area. Its population of 585,045 makes it the 7th largest city in Germany and the 34th largest in the European Union....
. He was one of the founding members of the gliders club, which was started in 1931 and is still active in Blomberg today.
He was the oldest living man
Oldest people
This is a list of tables of the verified oldest people in the world in ordinal rank, such as oldest person or oldest man. In these tables, a supercentenarian is considered 'verified' if his or her claim has been validated by an international body that specifically deals in longevity research, such...
from around August 1970, following the death of Khasako Dzugayev, until Wedeking's death at age 110 years, 207 days. He was the last surviving documented person born in 1862.