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Thomas "Old Tom" Parr (c. 1482 or 1483 (reputedly) – 13 November 1635) was an Englishman who was said to have lived for 152 years.
Thomas Parr (¿1483? - 14 de noviembre de 1635) fue un inglés supercentenario, que afirmaba haber vivido durante 152 años. [1] A menudo se le llama, simplemente, Old Parr (Viejo Parr) u Old Tom Parr (Viejo Tom Parr).
Hace 3 días · In 1635 Thomas Howard, Earl of Arundel, was visiting one of his Shropshire estates and he heard all about the incredible man known as "Old Parr", then said to be 152 years old. The Earl decided to take him to London to see King Charles I , and Thomas left Shropshire never to return.
2 de ene. de 2018 · Learn about the life and death of Thomas Parr, who claimed to be 152 years old when he died in 1635. Find out how his autopsy by Dr. William Harvey revealed the cause of his death and the controversy over his age.
8 de sept. de 2022 · Old Parr was born in either 1482 or 1483 in an English county on the Welsh border. He lived there for his entire life, eating a sub-optimal diet of mostly poor-quality dairy and tough bread and farming the land. He married late, at the age of eighty, and had two children who did not survive infancy.
Old Parr nació en 1482 o 1483 en un condado inglés en la frontera con Gales. Vivió allí toda su vida, comiendo una dieta subóptima de lácteos en su mayoría de mala calidad y pan duro y cultivando la tierra. Se casó tarde, a los ochenta años, y tuvo dos hijos que no sobrevivieron a la infancia.
The idea that Thomas Parr lived to be 152 years old is highly unlikely. However, his story has been passed down through the generations, and he remains an interesting part of history. Parr was a man who enjoyed the simple things in life and was content to live out his days in Shropshire.
