Hendrikje Van Andel-Schipper

Hendrikje Van Andel-Schipper

Hendrikje "Henny" van Andel-Schipper (née Schipper) (29 June 1890 – 30 August 2005) was the oldest person ever in the history of the Netherlands (breaking the previous record of Catharina van Dam on 26 September 2003), and from 29 May 2004 was thought to be the oldest recognized person in the world until her death (although her case was later superseded by the one of María Capovilla of Ecuador). She became the oldest living person in the Netherlands on 16 February 2001, at the age of 110 years 232 days. She remains one of the 30 oldest people ever.

Read more about Hendrikje Van Andel-Schipper:  Biography, Cause of Death, Post-mortem Brain Analysis, Status As "world's Oldest Person", Wisdom, Genome

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