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Brief Sketches of Long Lives and Longevity Myths
A Victorian era moralizing survey traces longevity from biblical ages to later centuries, listing remarkable cases from 100 to over 170 years. It cites families, consuls, and nobles, noting dubious proof, climate talk, and famous outliers like Thomas Parr, with a closing nod to the Picayune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garth
Methuselah
Noah
Earth
Shem
Bengal
Numas Cugna
Pliny
Italy
Appenines
River
Aggerhus
Norway
Mary Prescott
Sussex
England
Francis Honge
Smyrna
James Gay
Bordeaux
France
Margaret McDowel
Agnes Skinner
Poland
Margaret
Krasiowna
Soto
Jace W. Luning
Equitable Assurance Society of London
Peter Zartan
Ah Ae
Diane Sera Angle
Jenkins
James Sands
Staffordshire
John Rovin
Timeswar
Hungary
Thomas Parr
London
Parr
West Minster Abbey
Robert Parr
Shropshire
John Newell
John Michaelson
Mr. Braithwaite
Carlisle
Robert Robertson
Edinburgh
Marie Mallet
Agnes Milbourne
Picayune