Jiroemon Kimura
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Japanese supercentenarian, verified longest–lived man in history (1897–2013)
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5 total works indexed
- A simple method for estimating evolutionary rates of base substitutions through comparative studies of nucleotide sequences
· 1980 · cited 24,417x
- Geant4—a simulation toolkit
· 2003 · cited 20,933x
- A novel potent vasoconstrictor peptide produced by vascular endothelial cells
· 1988 · cited 8,474x
- Observation of a new particle in the search for the Standard Model Higgs boson with the ATLAS detector at the LHC
· 2012 · cited 6,740x
- The Neutral Theory of Molecular Evolution
· 1983 · cited 5,614x
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Key facts
- Born
- Miyake Kinjiro ( 三宅 金治郎 ) , ( 1897-04-19 ) 19 April 1897, Kamiukawa , Kyoto, Japan
- Died
- 12 June 2013 (aged 116 years, 54 days), Kyōtango , Kyoto, Japan
- Known for
- Oldest man ever Oldest living man (25 September 2011 – 12 June 2013) Oldest verified living person (17 December 2012 – 12 June 2013)
- Spouse
- Yae Kimura ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1920 ; died 1979 )
- Allegiance
- Empire of Japan
- Branch
- Imperial Japanese Army
- Service years
- 1918–1921
- Conflicts
- World War I
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- Image
- Jirōemon Kimura bambino.PNG
- Number of children
- 7
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- date of birth
- 1897-04-19
- date of death
- 2013-06-12
- name in native language
- 木村次郎右衛門
- birth name
- 三宅金治郎
- name in kana
- きむら じろうえもん
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- Jirōemon Kimura
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Jiroemon Kimura (Japanese: 木村 次郎右衛門, Hepburn: Kimura Jirōemon; 19 April 1897 – 12 June 2013) was a Japanese supercentenarian who was the verified oldest living person between Dina Manfredini's death on 17 December 2012 and his own death at age 116 years and 54 days on 12 June 2013. Kimura became the oldest verified living man in the world on 25 September 2011 at the age of 114, upon the death of Peru's Horacio Celi Mendoza, and later also the oldest man in history whose lifespan is verified on 28 December 2012, when he surpassed the age of Christian Mortensen (1882–1998). He is the only verified man who has lived to age 116, and one of only six men known to be the oldest living person.
After 113-year-old James Sisnett's death on 23 May 2013, Kimura was the last surviving man born in the 19th century.