Frederick Butterfield

Frederick Victor Butterfield (28 February 1864 – 9 March 1974)[1] of Harrogate, England, UK became the world's oldest man on 5 May 1973 after the death of Friedrich Wedeking.

Born at Thirsk, he qualified as a chemist in 1885 after training for five years.[2] He retired from pharmacy at the age of 99, according to the 1974 Guinness World Records.

An electroencephalogram was performed on Butterfield before his death at age 110 years, 9 days. The doctors concluded that his brain activity was comparable to that of a healthy person aged between 70-75.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ Validated supercentenarians who lived and/or died in the UK The Gerontology Research Group
  2. ↑ "Mr Frederick Butterfield". The Times. 11 March 1974. p. 14.
  3. ↑ "Active Tory". The Guardian. 28 February 1974. p. 7.


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