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Alexander Imich

Alexander Imich, Polish-American chemist, parapsychologist, and academic (died 2014)

Born
February 4, 1903
Died
June 8, 2014
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1903

About Alexander Imich

Alexander Imich (February 4, 1903 – June 8, 2014) was a Polish-American chemist, parapsychologist, zoologist and writer who was the president of the Anomalous Phenomena Research Center in New York City. He was born in 1903 in Częstochowa, Poland (then part of the Russian Empire) to a Jewish family. Imich, a supercentenarian, also became the oldest living man at age 111 after the death of 111-year-old Arturo Licata, of Italy, on April 24, 2014. Until his own death a little more than a month later, aged 111 years and 124 days, Imich was certified by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest living man. Imich was also the last surviving veteran of the Polish-Soviet War. After being the world's oldest living man for approximately six weeks, Alexander Imich died on June 8, 2014, at 9:03 AM from natural causes aged 111. In 1952, Imich and Wela (who died in 1986) emigrated to the United States, first to Pennsylvania and then to New York, dividing their time between both places.

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Alexander Imich timeline

  1. In 1952, Imich and Wela (who died in 1986) emigrated to the United States, first to Pennsylvania and then to New York, dividing their time between both places.
  2. After being the world's oldest living man for approximately six weeks, Alexander Imich died on June 8, 2014, at 9:03 AM from natural causes aged 111.
  3. Imich, a supercentenarian, also became the oldest living man at age 111 after the death of 111-year-old Arturo Licata, of Italy, on April 24, 2014.

The world when Alexander Imich was born

Alexander Imich was born in 1903. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1903

  • Top movieThe Great Train Robbery (first narrative film)
  • Best-selling book"Lady Rose's Daughter" – Mrs. Humphry Ward

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst World Series — Boston vs Pittsburgh
  • Top headlineWright brothers achieve first powered flight
  • Technology milestoneFirst powered airplane flight (12 seconds, 120 feet)
  • World population~1.63B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population80.4M

1903 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Alexander Imich's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19032026
Population80.4M341 million

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