约翰·英格拉姆·麦克莫兰
约翰·英格拉姆·麦克莫兰（John Ingram McMorran，1889年6月19日—2003年2月24日）为美国超级人瑞，也是获验证的世上最长寿者之一，在世113岁又250天[1][2]。
约翰·英格拉姆·麦克莫兰出生于美国密西根州古德兰镇区，为乔治·麦克莫兰（George McMorran，1859年10月15日－？）和利迪亚·英格拉姆（Lydia Ingram）所生育当中最年长的子女。前美国众议员亨利·戈登·麦克莫兰（1844年－1929年）也是英格拉姆·麦克莫兰的表亲。他的亲妹妹莉莉亚·伊丽莎白·韦布（Lillia Elizabeth Webb，婚前名为莉莉亚·伊丽莎白·麦克莫兰）在世103岁[3]。麦克莫兰有吸烟、饮酒以及吃油腻食物等习惯[4][5]。
麦克莫兰在2001年成为美国获验证的最长寿男性[4]。他住进位于佛罗里达州莱克兰的“Tandem Healthcare”疗养院直到他过世为止。
参考资料
[编辑]- ^ Oliver, Myrna. J. McMorran, 113; Oldest Man in U.S., 5th-Oldest Ever.. 洛杉矶时报. February 27, 2003 [2007-12-18]. （原始内容存档于2011-05-24）.
McMorran was history's fifth-oldest man, said Dr. L·斯蒂芬·科尔斯 of the 加州大学洛杉矶分校-based Gerontology Research Group, a nonprofit international research organization that verifies birth dates and tracks the 35 to 45 people around the globe who are 110 and older. Coles said that 41 people remain alive in that category, and that the oldest living American is Mary Christian – one week McMorran's senior – of San Pablo, Calif. The verifiably oldest living man in the United States, he said, is now Fred Hale of New York state, who is 112.
- ^ America's Oldest Man Parties On.. 美联社 in Miami Herald. 2002-06-21 [2007-12-18]. （原始内容存档于2012-10-04）.
So what does a man believed to be the oldest American do on his birthday? He has a party, of course. After 113 birthdays, they've become routine for John Ingram McMorran. For his relatives, the event was more emotional. Tears rolled down great-grandson's Scott McMorran's cheeks at Wednesday's party. 'It's not the long life [that's so important]. It's the person, not the age,' ...
- ^ Social Security Death Index at ancestry.com
- ^ 4.0 4.1 Briefly nation's oldest, Mary L. Parr dies at 113.. St. Petersburg Times. [2007-12-18]. （原始内容存档于2008-02-06）.
McMorran, a retired farmer and truck driver who smoked a pack of cigarettes a day at one point, became the heir apparent until 老人学, a 洛杉矶 investigator for the Gerontology Research Group, found Miss Parr.
- ^ The immortals Farewell to some of the world's more off-beat legends.. 独立报. December 28, 2003.
John McMorran America's oldest man, who departed this world at the age of 113, despite spending more than a century smoking, drinking and eating greasy food ...
延伸阅读
[编辑]- Associated Press staff. Oldest American man, 113, dies in Florida. World News (雪梨晨锋报). February 26, 2003 [2007-12-09]. （原始内容存档于2006-05-25）.
- Dr. L·斯蒂芬·科尔斯 (interviewer). World's Second-Oldest Living Man, Mr. John McMorran. 老人学研究组织. 2000-08-06 [2007-12-17]. （原始内容存档于2007-10-25）.
- Mike Connell. Michigan Man May Be the Oldest Living Man. Gerontology Research Group page on Mr. McMorran (Port Huron, Michigan: Times Herald News). 2000-08-06 [2007-12-17]. （原始内容存档于2007-10-25）.