Hermann Dornemann, 111; Was ‘World’s Oldest Beer Drinker’
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Hermann Dornemann, who at the age of 111 years and 279 days was Germany’s oldest living person and the third-oldest man in the world, died Wednesday of heart failure, according to the Gerontology Research Group (www.grg.org), based at UCLA.
Dornemann, who often was referred to in the German press as “the world’s oldest beer drinker,” was born May 27, 1893. The title of oldest person in Germany now goes to Frieda Muller, 110, who was born Oct. 18, 1894.
