Philibert Parnasse
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Philibert Parnasse was a French
-Guadeloupean
centenarian
, who was the oldest living man in France
and Guadeloupe
at the time of his death in 2010.
Parnasse was born in the rural community of Baillif
in southern Guadeloupe on May 6, 1901. He resided with his wife in a small family home in Guadeloupe throughout his life. He suffered from paralysis
soon after the death of his wife in 2001. He became the oldest man in France (Guadeloupe is politically part of the country) on December 31, 2009, following the death of Félix Maximilien Rostaing.
Parnasse died on October 24, 2010, in Guadeloupe at the age of 109. The President of the Regional Council
of Guadeloupe Victorin Lurel
said of Parnasse, "I am really moved and sad. Right up until his last breath Philibert Parnasse had a lively spirit, and an outstandingly accurate memory. He was a real force of nature."
Parnasse died just a few weeks prior to the passing of Eugenie Blanchard
, the oldest verified woman in the world, on the neighboring island of Saint Barthélemy
. Blanchard, of Gustavia, had also been considered the oldest person in France
and
Saint Barthélemy.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
-Guadeloupean
Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe is an archipelago located in the Leeward Islands, in the Lesser Antilles, with a land area of 1,628 square kilometres and a population of 400,000. It is the first overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department. As with the other overseas departments, Guadeloupe...
centenarian
Centenarian
A centenarian is a person who is or lives beyond the age of 100 years. Because current average life expectancies across the world are less than 100, the term is invariably associated with longevity. Much rarer, a supercentenarian is a person who has lived to the age of 110 or more, something only...
, who was the oldest living man in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe is an archipelago located in the Leeward Islands, in the Lesser Antilles, with a land area of 1,628 square kilometres and a population of 400,000. It is the first overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department. As with the other overseas departments, Guadeloupe...
at the time of his death in 2010.
Parnasse was born in the rural community of Baillif
Baillif
Baillif is a commune of Guadeloupe, an overseas region and department of France located in the Lesser Antilles. Baillif is a suburb of Basse-Terre, the prefecture and second largest urban area of Guadeloupe located on Basse-Terre Island .The inhabitants are called Baillifiens.-History:In 1637,...
in southern Guadeloupe on May 6, 1901. He resided with his wife in a small family home in Guadeloupe throughout his life. He suffered from paralysis
Paralysis
Paralysis is loss of muscle function for one or more muscles. Paralysis can be accompanied by a loss of feeling in the affected area if there is sensory damage as well as motor. A study conducted by the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, suggests that about 1 in 50 people have been diagnosed...
soon after the death of his wife in 2001. He became the oldest man in France (Guadeloupe is politically part of the country) on December 31, 2009, following the death of Félix Maximilien Rostaing.
Parnasse died on October 24, 2010, in Guadeloupe at the age of 109. The President of the Regional Council
President of the regional council
In Italy, the President of the Regional Council is the Speaker who heads the consiglio regionale of a regione, a state-level territory....
of Guadeloupe Victorin Lurel
Victorin Lurel
Victorin Lurel is a politician from Guadeloupe who was elected to the French National Assembly in 2002 and is also the current head of the Regional council of the French overseas department of Guadeloupe. His term began on 22 April 2004 and got renewed on 14 March 2010.-External links:...
said of Parnasse, "I am really moved and sad. Right up until his last breath Philibert Parnasse had a lively spirit, and an outstandingly accurate memory. He was a real force of nature."
Parnasse died just a few weeks prior to the passing of Eugenie Blanchard
Eugénie Blanchard
Anne Eugénie Blanchard was a French supercentenarian, who at the age of was the oldest living person at the time of her death. She became the recognised titleholder upon the death of Japanese supercentenarian Kama Chinen on 2 May 2010...
, the oldest verified woman in the world, on the neighboring island of Saint Barthélemy
Saint Barthélemy
Saint Barthélemy , officially the Territorial collectivity of Saint Barthélemy , is an overseas collectivity of France. Often abbreviated to Saint-Barth in French, or St. Barts in English, the indigenous people called the island Ouanalao...
. Blanchard, of Gustavia, had also been considered the oldest person in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and
Saint Barthélemy.