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Also known as Tanaka Kane, Kane Ota

Japanese supercentenarian

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5 total works indexed

  1. Geant4—a simulation toolkit

    · 2003 · cited 21,297x

  2. <i>Colloquium</i>: Topological insulators

    · 2010 · cited 18,426x

  3. First principles phonon calculations in materials science

    · 2015 · cited 11,059x

  4. Numerical solution of initial boundary value problems involving maxwell's equations in isotropic media

    · 1966 · cited 9,315x

  5. Quantum Spin Hall Effect in Graphene

    · 2005 · cited 7,164x

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Key facts

Born
Kane Ōta , ( 1903-01-02 ) 2 January 1903, Wajiro Village, Fukuoka , Empire of Japan
Died
( 2022-04-19 ) 19 April 2022, (aged 119 years, 107 days), Fukuoka, Japan
Occupation
Store owner
Known for
Oldest known living person , (22 July 2018 – 19 April 2022) Oldest verified Japanese person ever Second-oldest verified person ever
Spouse
Hideo Tanaka ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 6 January 1922</span>"}]]}'>1922 ; died 1993 ) ​

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
female
Citizenship
Empire of Japan
Place of death
Fukuoka
Occupation
salesperson
Languages spoken
Japanese
Religion
Baptists
Image
Supercentenarian-Kane-Tanaka-c1923.jpg
Number of children
5
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name in kana
たなか かね
Commons category
Kane Tanaka
name in native language
田中カ子
date of birth
1903-01-02
date of death
2022-04-19
manner of death
natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview

Kane Tanaka (田中 カ子, Tanaka Kane; née Ōta (太田); 2 January 1903 – 19 April 2022) was a Japanese supercentenarian who, until her death at the age of 119 years, 107 days, was the world's oldest verified living person, following the death of Chiyo Miyako on 22 July 2018. She is the oldest verified Japanese person and the second-oldest verified person ever, after Jeanne Calment.

Personal life

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