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What age was Thomas Parr reputedly to be when he died in 1635?

Question #150782. Asked by BigTriviaDawg.
Last updated Mar 12 2024.
Originally posted Mar 12 2024 8:28 PM.

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152 years of age, though that figure is rightly under some dispute.
In 1635, the noted physician Sir William Harvey performed an autopsy on the body of Thomas Parr who was reported to have been 152 years old. Although there is little evidence to support Parr's age, historians agree that he had indeed reached an advanced age and was probably a centenarian.
link https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3293237/
Thomas "Old Tom" Parr (c. 1482 or 1483 (reputedly) – 13 November 1635) was an Englishman who was said to have lived for 152 years.
link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Tom_Parr

Taken to London to meet King Charles I, Parr died there. The King arranged for his burial in Westminster Abbey. His tombstone's inscription reads:
THO: PARR OF YE COUNTY OF SALLOP, BORNE.
IN AD: 1483. HE LIVED IN YE REIGNES OF TEN
PRINCES VIZ: K.ED.4. K.ED.5. K.RICH.3.
K.HEN.7. K.HEN.8. K.EDW.6. Q.MA. Q.ELIZ.
K.JA. & K. CHARLES. AGED 152 YEARS.
& WAS BURYED HERE NOVEMB. 15. 1635.
link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Tom_Parr

Response last updated by psnz on Mar 12 2024.
Mar 12 2024, 8:29 PM
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