Arturo Licata

Arturo Licata
Born(1902-05-02)2 May 1902
Enna, Sicily, Italy
Died24 April 2014(2014-04-24) (aged 111)
Enna, Sicily, Italy
NationalityItalian
Occupation(s)Miner, businessman
Known forWorld's oldest living man (September 13, 2013 – April 24, 2014)
SpouseRosa Licata (died 1980)
ChildrenFour sons and three daughters

Arturo Licata (2 May 1902 – 24 April 2014)[1] was an Italian supercentenarian, who at the age of 111,[1] was Italy's oldest living man since the death of Giuseppe Mirabella on 30 March 2012 and Europe's oldest living man since the death of 111-year-old Spanish man Francisco Fernández Fernández on 7 September 2012.[2] Licata was the world's oldest living man since the death of Salustiano Sanchez on 13 September 2013.

Life

Licata was born on 2 May 1902 in Enna, Sicily, Italy. He was born into a family of four brothers and two sisters.[3][3]

Licata lived in Enna, Sicily, Italy.[3] Aside from poor hearing and eyesight, he remained in good health until May 2013 when his health began to rapidly decline.[4] Since September 2013, he was bedridden.[4]

Licata died at his home in Enna, Italy from natural causes on 8 days before his 112th birthday.[5]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Arturo Licata is celebrating 109 years" (in Italian). Vivienna.it. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  2. ↑ "Oldest Validated Living Supercentenarians". Gerontology Research Group. Archived from the original on 1 December 2007. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "An Ennan man, the oldest in Italy, "My Secret? Sing and smile"" (in Italian). Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "The oldest man in the world lives in Enna and is 111 years old" (in Italian). Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  5. ↑ Morto a Enna a 111 anni Arturo Licata, uomo piu' vecchio al mondo Archived 2014-04-25 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
Preceded by
Salustiano Sanchez 		Oldest recognized living man
13 September 2013 – 24 April 2014 		Succeeded by
Alexander Imich