Rezső Gallai (supercentenarian)

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Rezső Gallai
Born 29 January 1904[1]
Szombathely, Vas County, Austria-Hungary
Died 25 September 2014
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Győr, Győr-Moson-Sopron County, Hungary
Nationality Hungarian
Known for Oldest man in Europe

Rezső Gallai (29 January 1904 – 25 September 2014[2]) was a Hungarian supercentenarian, who lived until the age of 110 years, 239 days.

Life

Gallai was born on 29 January 1904 in Szombathely. He was raised in a foster home. He married twice and had two sons, both of whom he outlived.[3] During World War II he served in the military in present-day Ukraine, where he was injured in partisan attacks. He worked in the water department until he was 98 years old.[4] His second son died in 2011.[5]

He died on 25 September 2014 in Győr,[6] as the oldest man in Europe.[7]

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