Death of Alexander Imich

February 4, 1903 - June 8, 2014
New York, New York | Age 111

World's oldest man dies in NYC at age 111
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NEW YORK (AP) — The world's oldest man, a retired chemist and parapsychologist, has died in New York City at the age of 111.

Alexander Imich died Sunday at his home in Manhattan, according to his niece, Karen Bogen of Providence, Rhode Island. She said she visited him a day earlier with her sister and several of his close friends.

Imich attributed his longevity to good genetics, proper nutrition and exercise and the fact that he and his wife, who died in...

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