Antisa Khvichava
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Antisa Khvichava (born ) is a Georgian
woman who claims to be 131 years old, which, if true, would make her the oldest person
of all time. Her passport is given as evidence.
Khvichava lives in the Caucasus Mountains
with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Her birth date is 8 July 1880. Her age has not been independently verified. L. Stephen Coles, a co-founder of The Gerontology Research Group
, noted that her claim would mean she gave birth to a son at the age of 60. Also, in Georgia, birth and death registrations are handled by local authorities rather than the central government, and residents will sometimes either withhold or give false information in order to secure government benefits earlier than normal. Given this, it is likely that her birth records were either misrecorded or falsified.
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
woman who claims to be 131 years old, which, if true, would make her the oldest person
Oldest people
This is a list of tables of the verified oldest people in the world in ordinal rank, such as oldest person or oldest man. In these tables, a supercentenarian is considered 'verified' if his or her claim has been validated by an international body that specifically deals in longevity research, such...
of all time. Her passport is given as evidence.
Khvichava lives in the Caucasus Mountains
Caucasus Mountains
The Caucasus Mountains is a mountain system in Eurasia between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea in the Caucasus region .The Caucasus Mountains includes:* the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range and* the Lesser Caucasus Mountains....
with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Her birth date is 8 July 1880. Her age has not been independently verified. L. Stephen Coles, a co-founder of The Gerontology Research Group
Gerontology Research Group
The Gerontology Research Group was started in 1990, and is a global eGroup of researchers in gerontology, some of who also meet monthly at UCLA in Los Angeles, California. The primary function of the group is to further gerontology research, with the objective of reversing or retarding aging...
, noted that her claim would mean she gave birth to a son at the age of 60. Also, in Georgia, birth and death registrations are handled by local authorities rather than the central government, and residents will sometimes either withhold or give false information in order to secure government benefits earlier than normal. Given this, it is likely that her birth records were either misrecorded or falsified.
See also
- SupercentenarianSupercentenarianA supercentenarian is someone who has reached the age of 110 years. This age is achieved by about one in a thousand centenarians....
- List of the verified oldest people
- List of living supercentenarians
- Longevity claimsLongevity claimsLongevity claims assert extreme human longevity. Those asserting lifespans of 110 years or more are referred to as supercentenarian. Many have either no official verification or are backed only by partial evidence...