Zaro Aga
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Zaro Aga, (Bitlis, Ottoman Empire 1777 - İstanbul,Turkey 29 June 1934) aged 157 when he died, is claimed to be one of the longest lived humans in the history.
There is a debate on the actual age of Zaro Aga when he died. In his 1976 book Arthur C. Custance cites a News Review article from December 22, 1938, where a number of instances of individuals who survived to remarkable ages were given, among whom was a Kurdish named Zaro Aga who died in the United States in 1934, at the age of 164 years. Nevertheless, according to the death certificate given by his doctor Zaro Aga's age was 157. He has died in Istanbul, Turkey although there exists a confusion about the death place probably because the body was sent to US right after his death.
He was born in Bitlis, Mutki,Gundê Meydan , Ottoman Turkey and worked as a construction worker when he was young, then moved to Istanbul, worked as a porter for more than 100 years and finally retired as a janitor. He was a major attraction to press during his last years as the world's longest living man and traveled many countries including US, UK, Italy and France. His body was sent to US for research purposes after he died.
[edit] References
- I. Schükrü-Aksel, Über das Gehirn des „ältesten Mannes der Welt“ (Zaro Aga), Journal European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience, Volume 106, Number 1 / December, 1937, ISSN 0940-1334 (Print) 1433-8491, Steinkopff
- A. C. Custance, Phd, The Virgin Birth and the Incarnation, Published in book form in 1976. Online Internet edition, June 24, 1997. [1]
- R. Alakom, Eski İstanbul Kürtleri (1453-1925), Avesta yay.1998, pp155-181

