Biography
Joan Riudavets was born in Minorca. His mother, Catalina Moll Mercadés, died at age 25 before the end of December 1889. Riudavets' wife, whom he married in 1917, was born in 1889 and died around 1979. He worked as a cobbler until retiring in 1954, and was a former village councillor of Es Migjorn Gran. He was on a Mediterranean diet, which included: olive oil, tomatoes, fish and bread. Riudavets was able to walk by himself and ride a bicycle until his death. Some of his hobbies were playing the guitar, singing, and playing football. He died aged 114 after having a cold for a few days (but not being seriously ill) in Minorca, Spain. He was the last recognised surviving man documented as born in the 1880s and was the 3rd verified man to live to be 114. He is now the sixth-oldest verified man in history.
Riudavets was survived by two younger brothers: Pere, who died in 2006 at the age of 105 and Josep in 2009, at the age of 102.
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