Li Chin Yuen
(1677(?) - 1933)

In 1933 Time Magazine and the New York Times carried obituaries of Li Ching-Yun, who had
died at the improbable age of 256. Li Ching-Yun was reported to have buried 23 wives and
fostered 180 descendants before his untimely death. The longest authenticated lifespan of
a human being is Jeanne Calment's 122 years and 164 days.

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the fourth oldest (authenticated) supecentenarian:
Marie-Louise Meilleur (1880-1998)

the third oldest (authenticated) supecentenarian:
Lucy Hannah (1875-1993)

the second oldest (authenticated) supecentenarian:
Sarah Knauss (1880-1999)

The world's oldest ever supercentenarian:
Jeanne Calment (1875-1997)

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Li Chin Yuen (1677(?)-1933) - Wikipedia biography