Geertruida Draaisma
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Geertruida Draaisma was at the time of her death the oldest verified person in the Netherlands. She was born in Makkum, Netherlands
, and died in Leeuwarden six months short of her 110th birthday, which would have made her a supercentenarian
.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, and died in Leeuwarden six months short of her 110th birthday, which would have made her a 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....
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