Pierre Darcourt
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Pierre Darcourt was an early documented Belgian
centenarian
who was the first proven case of a person living to the age of 108. He survived for another 108 days.
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
centenarian
Centenarian
A centenarian is a person who is or lives beyond the age of 100 years. Because current average life expectancies across the world are less than 100, the term is invariably associated with longevity. Much rarer, a supercentenarian is a person who has lived to the age of 110 or more, something only...
who was the first proven case of a person living to the age of 108. He survived for another 108 days.