Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper

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Henrikje van Andel-Schipper
Van Andel-Schipper on her 113th birthday in 2003
Born	Hendrikje Schipper (1890-06-29)29 June 1890 Smilde, Netherlands
Died	30 August 2005 (aged 115 years, 62 days) Hoogeveen, Netherlands
Known for	World's oldest living person (29 May 2004 ⁠–⁠ 30 August 2005) Oldest Dutch person ever
Spouse	Dick van Andel ​ ​ (m. 1939; died 1959)​

Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper ([ˈɦɛndrɪkjə vɑn ˈɑndəl ˈsxɪpər]; born Hendrikje Schipper; 29 June 1890 – 30 August 2005) was a Dutch supercentenarian who lived to the age of 115 years, 62 days. She is the oldest person ever from the Netherlands, breaking the previous record of Catharina van Dam on 26 September 2003, and from 29 May 2004 was thought to be the oldest verified person in the world. She became the oldest living person in the Netherlands on 16 February 2001, at the age of 110 years and 232 days.