Bir Narayan Chaudhary

Bir Narayan Chaudhary
Native name वीर नारायण चौधरी
Born 1856
Nepal
Died 20 April 1998 (aged 141)
Khanar, Nepal.
Nationality Nepali
Occupation Cattle rancher
Known for Oldest person recorded

Bir Narayan Majhi Chaudhari (Nepali: वीर नारायण चौधरी; 1856? – 20 April 1998) was a Nepali man who claimed to be the oldest person ever. He died in 1998 at the self-professed age of 141.[1] According to Bir, he was born shortly after the Crimean War in 1856, the son of landowner Guhi Maaji.[2] A cattle rancher in the village of Khanar, near Kathmandu, Chaudhari was purportedly a leader of the first land survey team in the area, conducted in 1888.[3] Chaudhari rose to prominence in the mid-1990s when Nepalese television and press began reporting on his advanced age.[2] In 1997, he was honored by Nepal's king Birendra.[1]

Chaudhari had a son and a daughter, with his first wife, both of whom predeceased him, and a daughter with his second wife who as of 1996 remained alive at age 68.[2] At the time of his death, in 1998, he had four grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Man Dies at Reported Age of 141". Associated Press Archives. AP. 21 April 1998. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 Thapa, Vijay Jung (15 October 1996). "Being the oldest-ever is a record Bir Naryahan Chaudhary neither wants nor understands". India Today. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Bir Narayan Chaudhary, 141; Nepal's Oldest Man". LA Times. 24 April 1998. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
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