'World's oldest man' dies at 111, disputed 'oldest person' dies at 123


Two men – the world’s ‘officially’ oldest living man and ‘unofficially’ oldest person ever – died a day apart, aged 111 in New York, and 123 in the Andes.

Officially the world’s oldest living man for the last two months before he died on June 8, Alexander Imich had credited good genes for his long life. He even managed to squeeze in wise words on the ‘quality versus quantity’ debate. “The life you live is equally or more important for longevity,” Imich said, in one of his last interviews last month. 

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