Gert Adrians Bomgard ( n. Geert Adriaans Boomgaard ; September 21, 1788 , Groningen , Republic of the United Provinces - February 3, 1899 , Groningen , The Netherlands ) is a Dutch citizen recognized by the majority of demographers as the first fully verified long-lived whose dates of birth and death are known and acknowledged. However, some of them view him as the second internationally recognized long-liver in history after his compatriot (1745-1857), whose exact dates of life cause controversy, but which was still listed in the Guinness Book of Records in early 1990- s.
| Gert Adrians Bomgard | |
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| Geert adriaans boomgaard | |
 Photograph of Bomgard in the 1890s. | |
| Date of Birth | September 21, 1788 |
| Place of Birth | Groningen Republic of the United Provinces |
| Date of death | February 3, 1899 (110 years) |
| Place of death | Groningen Netherlands |
| Citizenship |  Netherlands |
| Occupation | soldier |
Bomgard is known as the last soldier on Earth of the Great Army of Napoleon , and also has long been considered the oldest veteran of all about whom something is known [1] .
Life
Very little is known about the life of Bomgard. He was born in Groningen , the Netherlands, and died in the same city. His father was the captain of a small ship, and the surviving records say that Bomgard later performed the same work as his father [2] . Other sources report that he served as a soldier in the 33rd regiment of light infantry of the Great Army of Napoleon [1] .
It is also known that he married on March 4, 1818, [2] and then remarried after the death of his first wife on March 17, 1831.
Bomgard died at the age of 110 years and 135 days.
Evidence of Age
Studies on the age of Bomgard were published in three articles of the sherry genealogy in the genealogical periodical Gruoninga in 1976, 1977 and 1978. The website stehelene.org, which is dedicated to the restoration of the lost archives for awarding the St. Helena Medal, contains a photo of him (presumably) with his own St. Helena Medal and a testimony indicating that “Gert Adrians from Groningen received this medal” for his actual military service during the reign of Napoleon I. The certificate is registered in la Grande Chancellerie under the number 1871 and is stamped with the signature of the Duke Plesans of General Anne-Charles Lebrun, the great chancellor (1853-1859).
The death certificate of Bomgard confirms that he has reached the age of 110 years.
Notes
- 2 1 2 Derniers vétérans de l'Armée napoléonienne, Premier Empire . Archived April 20, 2013.
- ↑ 1 2 Anna Huisinga | WieWasWie | BS Huwelijk | 18794926 Neopr .