Nationality Dutch | Name Grietje Jansen-Anker | |
Full Name Greta Jansen-Anker Born 12 September 1897 ( 1897-09-12 ) Vlissingen, Netherlands Known for Oldest Dutch living person (May 19, 2006 – October 13, 2009) Died October 13, 2009, Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
Greta (Grietje) Jansen-Anker (12 September 1897 – 13 October 2009) was a Dutch supercentenarian. She was the oldest person in the Netherlands between 19 May 2006 and her death on 13 October 2009, at age 112 years 31 days. She inherited the title after the death of 111-year-old Alexandrina van Donkelaar-Vink of Utrecht. She was also the third oldest person ever from the Netherlands at the time of her death.
Jansen-Anker was born in the harbour town of Vlissingen and lived much of her life in nearby Middelburg. She lived independently until age 102 and moved to a Rotterdam nursing home in 2008. After her death, 107-year-old Bertha van Hasselt became the oldest person in the Netherlands, and died three days later.
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