- Hanna Barysevich
Hanna Barysevich ( _be. Ганна Адамаўна Барысевіч, IPA2|'ɣanna barɨ'sʲevʲitʂ; _ru. Анна Адамовна Борисевич, "Anna Adamovna Borisevich") (
Buda ,May 5 ,1888 orMay 18 ,1888 ? –Minsk ,Belarus ,February 23 ,2007 ) claimed to be the world's oldest person, having allegedly been born in 1888. Assuming theMay 5 ,1888 date is in Old Style, her birthdate would beMay 18 ,1888 by modern standards. The claim first made international news in May 2004, and a year later her story resurfaced as "117-year-old has cataract operation to restore sight".When asked about applying to
Guinness World Records , Hanna stated that she hadn't thought about it. It seems the only evidence of her age is herpassport , although she does have stories of surviving twoworld war s, the two 1917 revolutions, and the rise and fall ofcommunism . Like many old people in Belarus, she spoke a kind oftrasianka (a mix of Belarusian and Russian).This story circulated several times, and "Hanna Barysevich" seemed to be an English transliteration. Other name spellings included "Anna Borisevich" and the Polish "Anna Borysiewicz." Her birthdate was given as
July 1 ,1888 in at least one article. Her death date was cited variously asFebruary 23 ,2007 andFebruary 27 ,2007 . The earlier is more likely correct as the early report was written on February 27, 2007, and news usually takes longer than a few hours to get out.See also
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Longevity claims References
* http://serwisy.gazeta.pl/swiat/1,34192,3950294.html
* http://wiadomosci.wp.pl/kat,8311,wid,8750266,wiadomosc.html?ticaid=134e4
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