Yukichi Chuganji
| Yukichi Chuganji | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 中願寺 雄吉 |
| Born | March 23, 1889 Chikushino, Fukuoka, Japan |
| Died | September 28, 2003 (aged Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.) Ogori, Fukuoka, Japan |
| Cause of death | Natural causes |
| Children | 5 |
Yukichi Chuganji (中願寺 雄吉 Chūganji Yūkichi?, March 23, 1889 – September 28, 2003)[1] was a Japanese supercentenarian and the world's oldest man (and later the world's oldest person) until his death at age 114 years, 189 days.[1][2]
He lived in the city of Ogori, Fukuoka, with his 74-year-old daughter Kyoko, the only one of his five children to survive him.[1][2]
He died as the verified oldest Asian man ever, breaking the record of 112 years, 191 days by nearly 2 years set by Denzo Ishizaki, and continued to hold the record for a little more than ten years, until being surpassed by Jiroemon Kimura on 26 October 2011. After his death, Japanese woman Mitoyo Kawate became the oldest living person, and Spaniard Joan Riudavets the oldest living man.
See also
- List of Japanese supercentenarians
- List of the oldest people
- List of the verified oldest men
- Oldest people
