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{{Infobox person
| name = Juan Riudavets Moll
| image = En aquesta casa hi va viure fins als 114 anys (2 de agosto de 2015, es Migjorn Gran).JPG
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| caption = Plaque in honor of Juan Riudavets in the house where he lived for his whole life
| birth_date = {{birth date|1889|12|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[es Migjorn Gran]], [[Menorca]], Spain
| death_date = {{death date|2004|3|5|df=y}}<br/>(aged {{age in years and days|1889|12|15|2004|3|5}})
| death_place = Menorca, Spain
| death_cause = [[Common cold]]
| known for = Oldest man ever in Spain
| occupation =
| spouse =
| parents = Catalina Moll-Mercadés (mother)
| relatives = Pedro Riudavets<br>(brother, died at age 105)<br>José Riudavets <br>(brother, died at age 102)
}}
'''Juan Riudavets Moll''' (15 December 1889 – 5 March 2004) was a Spanish [[supercentenarian]] who, at the time of his death, was believed to be [[oldest people|the oldest verified person ever]] in the history of Spain. However, subsequent research by the International Database on Longevity has revealed that there were two women who were older than Riudavets at the time of their deaths.<ref name="IDOL">[http://www.demogr.mpg.de/books/drm/007/2-7.pdf International Database on Longevity: List of Spaniard cases]</ref> He became the oldest recognized living person in Europe following the death of Italian Maria Teresa Fumarola Ligorio on 14 May 2003, and [[list of the verified oldest men|oldest recognized living man]] in the world following the death of Japanese [[supercentenarian]] Yukichi Chuganji on 28 September 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grg.org/Adams/M.HTM|title=Table M - World's Oldest Men (WOM) Titleholders Since 1973|publisher=[[Gerontology Research Group]]|date=14 July 2015|accessdate=11 December 2015}}</ref>
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==Biography==
Joan Riudavets was born in [[Es Migjorn Gran]], [[Menorca]], and lived there for his entire life.<ref>{{cite news|title=The world's oldest man|date=21 January 2004|url=https://www.theguardian.com/g2/story/0,3604,1127420,00.html|accessdate=11 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Muere a los 114 años Joan Riudavets Moll, el hombre más viejo del mundo|language=Spanish|date=6 March 2004|url=http://elpais.com/elpais/2004/03/06/actualidad/1078559329_850215.html|accessdate=11 December 2015}}</ref> His mother, Catalina Moll Mercadés, died at age 25 before the end of December 1889.<ref name="Moll birthday">{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3321315.stm|title=Oldest man marks 114th birthday|publisher=BBC News|date=15 December 2003|accessdate=9 October 2009}}</ref> Riudavets' wife, whom he married in 1917, was born in 1889 and died around 1979.<ref name="Riudavets death"/> He worked as a cobbler until retiring in 1954, and was a former village councillor of Es Migjorn Gran.<ref name="Moll birthday"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.sky.com/story/252197/worlds-oldest-man-passes-away|title=World's Oldest Man Passes Away|publisher=Sky News|date=6 March 2004|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222101024/http://news.sky.com/story/252197/worlds-oldest-man-passes-away|archivedate=22 December 2015}}</ref> He died in Menorca at the age of 114 years, 81 days after having a cold for a few days, without being seriously ill. However, due to his extraordinary age, he was unable to recover from such a minor illness.<ref name="Riudavets death">{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3539095.stm|title=World's oldest man dies aged 114|publisher=BBC News|date=6 March 2004|accessdate=9 October 2009}}</ref> Riudavets was survived by two younger brothers: Pere, who died in 2006 at the age of 105, and Josep, who died in 2009 at the age of 102.<ref name="Moll birthday"/><ref>http://gw0.geneanet.org/aguasch?lang=en;pz=lluis;nz=guasch+coll;ocz=0;p=joan;n=riudavets+moll;oc=1</ref> After his death, Fred H. Hale, Sr. became the world's oldest man.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2004/mar/08/local/me-joan8|title=Joan Riudavets-Moll, 114; World's Oldest Man|publisher=LA Times|date=8 March 2004|accessdate=11 December 2015}}</ref>
==See also==
* [[Ageing]]
* [[Longevity]]
▲* [[List of the verified oldest people]]
* [[List of Spanish supercentenarians]]
* [[List of European supercentenarians]]
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.elpais.com/articulo/gente/Muere/114/anos/Joan/Riudavets/Moll/hombre/viejo/mundo/elpepugen/20040306elpepuage_1/Tes Report on Riudavets Moll's death]{{es icon}}
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[[Category:1889 births]]
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[[Category:Spanish supercentenarianscentenarians]]
[[Category:MaleMen supercentenarians]]
[[Category:People from Menorca]]
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