Rezső Gallai

Rezső Gallai
Born 29 January 1904
Szombathely, Vas County, Austria-Hungary
Died 25 September 2014
(aged 110 years, 239 days)
Győr, Győr-Moson-Sopron County, Hungary
Nationality Hungarian
Known for Oldest man in Europe

Rezső Gallai (Hungarian: [ˈɡɒllɒi ˈrɛʒøː]; 29 January 1904 – 25 September 2014)[1] was a Hungarian supercentenarian, who lived until the age of 110 years, 239 days.

Life

Gallai was born on 29 January 1904 in Szombathely. He was raised in a foster home. He married twice and had two sons, both of whom he outlived.[2] During World War II he served in the military in present-day Ukraine, where he was injured in partisan attacks. He worked in the water department until he was 98 years old.[3] His second son died in 2011.[4]

He died on 25 September 2014 in Győr,[5] as the oldest man in Europe.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Meghalt Magyarország legidősebb embere
  2. ↑ Meghalt hazánk legidősebb embere - Origo
  3. ↑ Rezső Gallai (†110) zažil dve vojny, ale aj socializmus a kapitalizmus
  4. ↑ Meghalt Gallai Rezső, a legidősebb magyar
  5. ↑ Száztíz éves korában elhunyt Gallai Rezső
  6. ↑ Obituaries for the year 2014 Retrieved 16 January 2016.


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