Talk:Nicolas Savin

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die at 126 years old ?? this is probably a mistake....!

The age is OBVIOUSLY an error. NO ONE lived to be 126 back then, or even now... he may have served in the Napoleonic Wars in 1788 and died in 1894, but he was probably born in the mid 1770s, making him under 120 when he died; even that's a bit hard to swallow, but believable. Of course, the 1788 date could be dubious, he may have enlisted in the 1790s and been born as late as the early 1780s. He was probably 114-119 at death, not 126. 1779Days (talk) 00:47, 5 August 2011 (UTC)

The oldest documented claim of longevity is 122. The article here states he "enlisted in the 2nd Regiment of Hussars in 1788, claiming to have been born in 1768." That would have had him claiming to be 20. They probably would have allowed him to lie about his age but it seems unlikely they would have enlisted a 10 or 12 year old. Thus if it could be documented he did enlist in 1788 that would make him one of the oldest living individuals ever. Agree there are errors here but interesting to keep the page and do additional research. DrTh0r (talk) 03:47, 1 March 2012 (UTC)

Some sources believe this was Nicolas Savain jr who was born in 1788 to Nicolas Savain age 20. It appears he might of took his fathers identity and died at age 106. This is much more likely. Age 106 back then was very rare. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.253.155.86 (talk) 07:27, 2 December 2013 (UTC)

Longevity claim/myth
This "old soldier" tale fits the profile of a longevity myth.

http://www.hindawi.com/journals/cggr/2010/423087/

69.15.219.71 (talk) 23:20, 13 March 2012 (UTC)

It looks like that he was 19 years younger, so perhaps around 107 at his death: http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/russianarchives/c_lastveteran.html#_ftn3 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.10.111.155 (talk) 21:23, 5 September 2012 (UTC)