Sakari Momoi
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| Native name | 百井 盛 |
| Born | February 5, 1903 Fukushima Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | July 5, 2015 (aged Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.) Saitama, Saitama, Japan |
| Cause of death | Kidney failure |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation | Educator |
| Known for | Oldest living man in the world (June 8, 2014 – July 5, 2015) |
Sakari Momoi (百井 盛 Momoi Sakari?, February 5, 1903 – July 5, 2015) was a Japanese supercentenarian who was the world's oldest living man from the death of Alexander Imich on June 8, 2014 (Imich was only one day older than Momoi), until his own death on July 5, 2015.[1]
Biography
He was born on February 5, 1903 in Fukushima Prefecture. Momoi served as the first president of Hanawa Fukushima Prefectural Technical High School from 1948 to 1951[2] and as the principal of Saitama Prefectural Yono High School from 1953 to 1959.[3] He was decorated with the Order of the Sacred Treasure, 4th Class.[4]
He became oldest living man in Japan upon the death of Jokichi Ikarashi in July 2013.[5] In an interview on Respect for the Aged Day in September 2013, he told reporters that he wanted to live for two more years. On June 10, 2014, it was reported that Momoi had been hospitalized in Tokyo,[6] where he also celebrated his 112th birthday.[7]
Momoi died at a hospital in Saitama, Saitama, Japan from kidney failure at the age of 112 years, 150 days.[8] He was succeeded as the world's oldest man by Yasutaro Koide.[8]
See also
References
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- ↑ World's oldest man Sakari Momoi celebrates 112th birthday in Tokyo ibtimes.com
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