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Christian Mortensen

1882 - 1998

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Thomas Peter Thorvald Kristian Ferdinand Mortensen (August 16, 1882 – April 25, 1998), known as Christian Mortensen, was a Danish-American supercentenarian who resided in California. When he died, his age of 115 years and 252 days was the longest verified male lifespan at the time, until Jiroemon Kimura surpassed him in 2012. Mortensen was baptized in Fruering Church on December 26, 1882. Besides his baptismal record, other records include the 1890 and 1901 census enumerations in Denmark, and church confirmation in 1896. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Christian Mortensen is the 1,658th most popular religious figure (down from 1,498th in 2019), the 232nd most popular biography from Denmark (down from 224th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Danish Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Christian Mortensen ranks 1,658 out of 3,187. Before him are Ajahn Chah, Bartolomé Carranza, Emil Brunner, Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria, Bezalel, and John of Patmos. After him are Thomas Aquino Manyo Maeda, Wolf Messing, Nicola Canali, Nathan, Shenoute, and Jianzhen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1882, Christian Mortensen ranks 110. Before him are Emma Jung, Maximiliano Hernández Martínez, Bronisław Huberman, Douglas Mawson, Raymonde de Laroche, and Kâzım Karabekir. After him are Kamo, Walther Meissner, Anna Schäffer, Otto Ruge, Infanta María Teresa of Spain, and Shigenori Tōgō. Among people deceased in 1998, Christian Mortensen ranks 94. Before him are Aymoré Moreira, Muriel Humphrey Brown, César Baldaccini, Momoko Kōchi, J. T. Walsh, and Lucio Battisti. After him are Zbigniew Herbert, Juan José Nogués, Patricia Hayes, Ed Ablowich, John Derek, and E. G. Marshall.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Christian Mortensen ranks 232 out of 1,032. Before him are Valdemar Poulsen (1869), Princess Caroline of Denmark (1793), Hans Christian Lumbye (1810), Louise Rasmussen (1815), Wilhelm Marstrand (1810), and Augusta of Denmark (1580). After him are Poul Hartling (1914), Herman Bang (1857), Ernst Reuter (1889), Jørgen Ingmann (1925), Rorik of Dorestad (900), and Thyra (800).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Denmark

Among religious figures born in Denmark, Christian Mortensen ranks 2. Before him are Charles I, Count of Flanders (1083). After him are Hans Tausen (1494), Ingrid Vang Nyman (1916), Thomas Kingo (1634), Sigmundur Brestisson (961), and Oswald of Worcester (1000).

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