John Tinniswood, of the United Kingdom, age 111, is now the oldest validated living man in the world, according to LongeviQuest. Photo provided by Presswire.

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LONDON — LongeviQuest, an organization that tracks human longevity worldwide, has certified that John Tinniswood of the United Kingdom, age 111, is now the oldest validated living man in the world after the death of 114-year-old Juan Vicente Pérez Mora, of Venezuela.

Tinniswood was previously recognized as the oldest living man in the United Kingdom and, in January of this year, as the oldest living man in Europe.

Tinniswood was born in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom, on Aug. 26, 1912. During World War II, Tinniswood’s eyesight limited him to an administrative role with the Royal Army Pay Corps. This is where he met his wife at a dance in Liverpool. They married in 1942 and had a daughter in 1943. Before retiring in 1972, Tinniswood built a career as an accountant for Shell and BP.

Following the death of 108-year-old Harry Fransman on Sept. 25, 2020, Tinniswood became the oldest known living man in the U.K. He is also the oldest living person in the English county of Merseyside and the fourth-oldest living person in the United Kingdom. Tinniswood was until recently the world’s third-oldest living man, prior to the death of 112-year-old Gisaburō Sonobe, of Japan, on March 31.

LongeviQuest was founded in 2022 as a collaboration between the world’s leading age validation experts, with professional researchers in Europe, Asia and the Americas. Among its research achievements, LongeviQuest validated the first recognized supercentenarians in India and the Philippines. Further information, including the largest database of validated living supercentenarians, can be found at LongeviQuest.com.