The world’s oldest living man, John Alfred Tinniswood, has died at the age of 112, his family confirmed.
He passed away on Monday at the Hollies Rest care home in Southport, where he had lived for over a decade.
Mr Tinniswood, a lifelong Liverpool football fan, became the world’s oldest man in April 2024 following the death of Juan Vicente Pérez Mora at the age of 114.
Born on 26 August 1912, the same year the Titanic sank, Mr Tinniswood was recognised as the UK’s oldest man in 2020 and later entered the Guinness Book of Records as the oldest man alive earlier this year.
According to BBC, he is survived by his daughter Susan, grandchildren Annouchka, Marisa, Toby, and Rupert, and great-grandchildren Tabitha, Callum, and Nieve.
In a statement, his family described him as a man of “many fine qualities”, adding, “He was intelligent, decisive, brave, calm in any crisis, talented at maths, and a great conversationalist.”
These traits were particularly…