| Valesca Tanganelli | |
 Tanganelli on her 110th birthday in 2017 | |
| Birth: | 7 July 1907 Florence, Tuscany, Italy |
| Death: | 4 March 2020 Buggiano, Tuscany, Italy |
| Age: | 112 years, 241 days |
| Country: |  ITA
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| Validated | |
Valesca Tanganelli-Pirolo (7 July 1907 – 4 March 2020) was an Italian supercentenarian whose age has been validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). She was the oldest known living person in Italy at the time of her death. She was also the last surviving person in Italy born in 1907.
Biography
Valesca Tanganelli was born in Florence, Tuscany, Italy on 7 July 1907. After her graduation, she moved to Buggiano, Tuscany. Whilst there, she married Dr. Francesco Pirolo, with whom she had two children: Gioacchino, and Daniela.
During the 1960s and '70s, Tanganelli was the headmistress and a professor at a media school. After retiring, she enrolled in a university for the elderly. After her husband's death in the late 1970s, she lived alone (albeit with a part-time caregiver) until her centenarian years. She was a lifelong football fan, attending matches regularly, even as a nonagenarian.
Tanganelli became a supercentenarian in July 2017. Following the death of Anna Benericetti on 11 December 2019, she became the oldest living person in Italy. She died in Buggiano, Tuscany, Italy on 4 March 2020 at the age of 112 years, 241 days.
References
- Compie cento anni la preside Valesca Pirolo Il Tirreno, 7 July 2007
- Valesca Tanganelli ha festeggiato 109 anni La Nazione, 10 July 2016
- Valesca è la nonna della Valdinievole: festeggia 110 anni Il Tirreno, 6 July 2017
- Compie 111 la nonna più anziana della Toscana: Valesca Tanganelli, ancora una forza della natura Go News, 8 July 2018
- La preside Valesca Tanganelli è la donna più longeva d’Italia Il Tirreno, 16 December 2019
- Morta Valesca Tanganelli, la nonnina più anziana d'Italia: aveva 112 anni Corriere dell'Umbria, 5 March 2020