Katherine Plunket | |
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| Born | Catherine Plunket 22 November 1820 |
| Died | 14 October 1932 (aged 111 years, 327 days) |
| Occupation(s) | Artist (Painter and illustrator) |
| Known for | Member of the aristocracy Oldest person ever to be born and die in Ireland |
| Parent(s) | Thomas Plunket, 2nd Baron Plunket and Louise Jane Foster |
| Family | William Plunket, 1st Baron Plunket (grandfather) Frederica Plunket (sister) |
Katherine Plunket (born as Catherine Plunket; 22 November 1820 – 14 October 1932)[1] was an Anglo-Irish aristocrat and botanical illustrator from Ballymascanlan, County Louth, a prolific Botanical illustrator and painter.,[2] the oldest person ever to be born and die in Ireland and the fourth oldest-lived Irish person in history, having lived to 111 years and 327 days.[3]
- ^ A.R. Thatcher. "Katherine Plunket: A Well Documented Super-Centenarian in 1930". The Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research. Retrieved 22 November 2007.
- ^ "Art Collections In The National Herbarium". Irish National Botanic Gardens. Archived from the original on 28 October 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2007.
- ^ "Biography of Centenarian Katherine Plunket". trivia-library.com. Retrieved 22 November 2007.