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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Christian Mortensen

1882 - 1998

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Thomas Peter Thorvald Kristian Ferdinand Mortensen (August 16, 1882 – April 25, 1998), known as Christian Mortensen, was a Danish supercentenarian who resided in California, United States. When he died, his age of 115 years and 252 days was the longest verified male lifespan at the time, until Jiroemon Kimura surpassed him in 2012. Mortensen was baptized in Fruering Church on December 26, 1882. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Christian Mortensen has received more than 834,507 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Christian Mortensen is the 1,418th most popular religious figure (up from 1,445th in 2019), the 216th most popular biography from Denmark (up from 261st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Danish Religious Figure.

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  • 22

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Christian Mortensen ranks 1,418 out of 2,238Before him are Emerentiana, Phinehas, Madeleine Sophie Barat, Dorotheus of Gaza, Louis Massignon, and Johannes Magnus. After him are Guru Amar Das, Marko Krizin, Loris Francesco Capovilla, Roger Deakins, Marie of the Incarnation, and Óscar Rodríguez Maradiaga.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1882, Christian Mortensen ranks 98Before him are Raymonde de Laroche, Bronisław Huberman, Izz ad-Din al-Qassam, Anna Schäffer, Infanta María Teresa of Spain, and Volin. After him are Adolphus Frederick VI, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, August Kopff, Aurel Vlaicu, Maximiliano Hernández Martínez, Fiorello H. La Guardia, and Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria. Among people deceased in 1998, Christian Mortensen ranks 90Before him are César Baldaccini, Momoko Kōchi, Georgy Sviridov, Bruno Munari, Frithjof Schuon, and Efim Geller. After him are Zbigniew Herbert, Birger Ruud, Shinichi Suzuki, Nguyễn Văn Linh, Lucio Battisti, and Vladimir Demikhov.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Christian Mortensen ranks 216 out of 893Before him are Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester (1946), King Diamond (1956), Lars Løkke Rasmussen (1964), Herman Bang (1857), Christian Bohr (1855), and Gunnhild, Mother of Kings (910). After him are Prince Frederick William of Hesse-Kassel (1820), Christian August II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1798), Marie Krøyer (1867), Sidse Babett Knudsen (1968), Annette Stroyberg (1936), and Mette Frederiksen (1977).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Denmark

Among religious figures born in Denmark, Christian Mortensen ranks 3Before him are Tollund Man (-400) and Charles I, Count of Flanders (1083). After him are Hans Tausen (1494), Sigmundur Brestisson (961), Ingrid Vang Nyman (1916), Thomas Kingo (1634), and Oswald of Worcester (1000).