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This is a list of German supercentenarians (people from Germany who have attained the age of at least 110 years). There have been 70 verified supercentenarians from Germany, including 18 emigrant supercentenarians, of whom the oldest ever is Augusta Holtz, who died in the USA on 21 October 1986 aged 115 years, 79 days. As of 10 January 2025, the oldest living person in Germany is Gustav Gerneth, born 15 October 1905, aged 119 years, 87 days, who also is the oldest person ever to be born and die or living in Germany (however, he is still not verified).

Living German supercentenarians

Living German emigrant supercentenarians

There are currently two living German emigrant supercentenarians.

German supercentenarians

  Deceased   Living
† denotes age at death, or, if living, age as of 10 January 2025

1. Gerneth was born in Stettin, which had then been a part of the German Empire; it is now Szczecin and located in Poland.
2. Berndt was born in Kaffzig, which had then been a part of the German Empire; it is now Kawcze and located in Poland.
3. Klink was born in Siemianowitz, which was then part of the German Empire. It is now Siemianowice Śląskie in Poland.
4. Ottmann was born in Bauerwitz, which was then part of the German Empire. It is now Baborów in Poland.
5. Borchert was born in Gusscht, which had then been a part of the German Empire; it is now located in Poland.
6. Stephan was born in Bohemia, which was then part of the Austrian part of Austria-Hungary. It is now in the Czech Republic.
7. Tilscher was born in Moravia, which was then part of the Austrian part of Austria-Hungary. It is now in the Czech Republic.
8. Zeisler was born in Lorraine, which was then part of the German Empire. It is now in France.
9. Spyra was born in Wendzin, which was then part of the German Empire. It is now Wędzina in Poland.
10. Schneider was born in Habelschwerdt, then part of the German Empire. It is now located in Poland.
11. Corba was born in Izgar, which was then part of the Hungarian part of Austria-Hungary. It is now in Romania.
12. Umrath was born in Danzig, which was then part of the German Empire; it is now Gdańsk and located in Poland.
13. Rentel was born in Geldauschinken, which was then part of the Russian Empire. It is now in Lithuania.
14. von Veh was born in a part of the Russian Empire. It is now in Russia.
15. Maier was born in Bohemia, which was then part of the Austrian part of Austria-Hungary. It is now in the Czech Republic.

German emigrant supercentenarians

  Deceased   Living
† denotes age at death, or, if living, age as of 10 January 2025

People

Friedrich Wedeking

Karl Friedrich Wedeking (10 October 1862 – 5 May 1973) was the first German-born person to reach age 110 (as Ella Ille Rentel, who was the first German supercentenarian, was born in Lithuania) and when he died aged 110 years, 207 days, was also the world's oldest living man. He was born in Blomberg and died in Dortmund. He was one of the founding members of the gliders club, which was started in 1931 and is still active in Blomberg today.

Wedeking was succeeded as world's oldest living man by Frederick Butterfield.

Maria Laqua

Maria Laqua (12 February 1889 – 9 February 2002) was a German supercentenarian who was the oldest person ever in Germany (as German-born Augusta Holtz lived in the United States) when she died aged 112 years, 362 days, though until 12 October 2018 when her age was surpassed by Gustav Gerneth.

Maria Laqua was born in 1889 in Rheydt-Odenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, as one of 13 children. She worked as a housemaid, married and gave birth to two children in the 1920s. Her husband Charles died in 1958. Both of their sons died in the Second World War. Laqua lived for 35 years in a retirement home in Bad Hönningen, Rhineland-Palatinate and died in her sleep on 9 February 2002, just three days before her 113th birthday. She was only survived by a great-niece who attended her regularly. It was reported that Laqua was in need of care, bedridden and inaccessible during her last years. Nevertheless there were also good days when she had a flash and spoke.

Hermann Dörnemann

Hermann Dörnemann (27 May 1893 – 2 March 2005) was a German supercentenarian who, at the time of his death, was the oldest living person in Germany since the death of 111-year-old Lina Zimmer on 28 August 2004 and the oldest living man in Europe since the death of 114-year-old Spaniard Joan Riudavets on 5 March 2004. He was believed to have become the world's oldest living man upon the death of 113-year-old American man Fred H. Hale Sr. on 19 November 2004 but later Puerto Rican man Emiliano Mercado del Toro, who died aged 115 in January 2007, was confirmed to be almost two years older than Dörnemann.

Dörnemann credited his longevity to "drinking a beer a day". He died of pneumonia in Düsseldorf on 2 March 2005 aged 111 years, 279 days and was the oldest German man ever before being surpassed by Gustav Gerneth on 22 July 2017 (however, Gerneth is still not verified).

Elisabeth Schneider

Elisabeth Schneider (19 August 1901 – 9 February 2013) was a German supercentenarian who was the oldest living person in Germany from the death of Karolina Gröber on November 21, 2011 until her own death on 9 February 2013 at the age of 111 years and 174 days. She was born in Bad Oeynhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, in 1901 and had two sisters. She married in 1923 and gave birth to a daughter two years later. Schneider lived on her own until the age of 97. At her 111th birthday she was asked for the secret of her longevity as the oldest living German supercentenarian and replied laughing that others just would have given up gasping for breath. On 9 February 2013, she died in a retirement home in Varel, Lower Saxony. Schneider was outlived by her daughter, two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Gertrud Henze

Gertrud Henze (8 December 1901 – 22 April 2014) was a German supercentenarian who had been the oldest living person in Germany from the death of Elisabeth Schneider on 9 February 2013 until her death on 22 April 2014. The former librarian was born on Rügen and never got married or gave birth to a child. She was still in good condition and lived in a retirement home in Göttingen since 1993 where she was well-liked by many residents for her open and life-affirming attitude. Henze traced her longevity to reading a lot, having lively contact with other people, enjoying sometimes a cigarette and a glass of wine and never marry. She celebrated her 112th birthday only with some friends and relatives because the public interest in consequence of her birthday the year before was too exhausting. She enjoyed reading, even with the help of a magnifying glass. Notwithstanding her physical limitations, Henze was able to walk with the help of a walking frame to meet acquaintances and friends for a chat. Henze died on 22 April 2014 at the age of 112 years and 135 days. She bequeathed her body for genetic research to science.

Frieda Szwillus

Frieda Szwillus (née Hennig; 30 March 1902 – 21 September 2014) was a German supercentenarian who had been Germany's oldest living person from 22 April 2014 until her death 5 months later, aged 112 years, 175 days. Frieda Hennig was born in Dessau in 1902 (now in Saxony-Anhalt) and had six siblings. In 1908, aged six; she and her family moved to Erla. Szwillus was married twice, raised one biological child and three stepchildren, and outlived all four of them.

In late-2011, Szwillus was bedridden for some weeks but recovered. Until her later years, she was living at home in Raschau with her family and she needed no medicine. Mrs. Szwillus was in good physical condition, but suffered from dementia. Szwillus’s family attributed her longevity to having a lively family life. She often visited her siblings but never went on holiday. Furthermore, Szwillus was only physically active during her youth. She also enjoyed knitting and embroidering. She died on 21 September 2014 at the age of 112 years and 175 days.

Gustav Gerneth

Gustav Gerneth (born 15 October 1905) is, at age 119 years, 87 days, currently the oldest living person as well as the oldest person ever in Germany (and the fifth oldest German-born ever behind Augusta Holtz, Charlotte Benkner, Luzia Mohrs and Adelheid Kirschbaum) and the world's second oldest living man behind Japanese man Masazo Nonaka (however, Gerneth is still not verified). He was born in Stettin, which was then part of the German Empire and is now in Poland and known as Szczecin. He worked in a shipping company and at a gas plant. In World War II, he was a mechanic with the German air force (Luftwaffe). He married his wife Charlotte (died in 1988) in 1930 and the couple had three sons. The death of Luzia Mohrs, who was born on 23 March 1904 in Germany and emigrated to Brazil, on 16 October 2017 meant that Gerneth became the oldest living German person just one day after his 112th birthday. He lives in Saxony-Anhalt in the same brick house with steep entrance stairs where he has lived for over 40 years.

Notes

1. Holtz was born in Czarnikau, which was then part of the German Empire; it is now Czarnków and located in Poland.
2. Rein was born in Myslowitz, which was then part of the German Empire; it is now Mysłowice and located in Poland.
3. Petit was born in Lorraine, which was then part of the German Empire. It is now in France.
4. Trompeter was born in Alsace, which was then part of the German Empire. It is now in France.
5. Dott was born in Alsace, which was then part of the German Empire. It is now in France.
6. Meyer-Zettel was born in Alsace, which was then part of the German Empire. It is now in France.

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