Historedia
Person

Geert Adriaans Boomgaard

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1897–1898

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Geert Adriaans Boomgaard, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Geert Adriaans Boomgaard becomes the first validated supercentenarian

    1897–1898

    Role: Subject

    1. 8 January 1897 – 10 April 1898 · Groningen, NetherlandsSurpassing Previous Records

      Boomgaard surpassed Pierre Darcourt's final age on 8 January 1897, then exceeded Kirsti Skagen's age by 10 April 1898, becoming the oldest ever verified person.

    2. unknown · retrospective scholarly recognitionRecognition as First Validated

      Boomgaard is generally accepted by scholars as the first validated supercentenarian case on record, a retrospective judgment rather than a dated 1898 event.

Sources

  1. Geert Adriaans Boomgaard Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-02