World’s Oldest Man Dies at 111 in New York

World's Oldest Man, Alexander Imich, dies at the age of 111 in New York

World's oldest man, Alexander Imich, departed peacefully Sunday morning at his residence in New York City at the age 111.

Born on Feb. 4, 1903, Alexander Imich, a Polish psychic researcher, won the title of world's oldest super centenarian just two months ago. He passed away at his New York City's Upper West Side apartment.  Imich, a one-time president of the Anomalous Phenomena Research Center, New York, was taken care of by his friends Michael Mannion and Trish Corbett.

Imich who survived the Nazi Invasion, attributed his longevity to a healthy diet that included chicken, fish and no alcohol and also adhering to physical activity in younger days such as swimming and gymnastics.

"I don't know, I simply didn't die earlier," Imich quipped last month to NBC, which reported his death. "I have no idea how this happened."

According to the Jewish Press, he suffered from age related vision problems and also suffered from loss of hearing in his final years.  He has no children.  After fleeing the Nazis, he spent two years in a Russian labor camp before settling in the U.S. in 1952 where he worked as a chemist.

Imich won the Guinness World Record after Aruto Licata from Italy died before his 112^th birthday. The title of the world's oldest man may now go to a Japanese man who was born just a day after Imich. The world's oldest living person is a 116-year-old-Japanese woman, Misao Okawa.

According to the Gerontology Research, Imich may be the world's oldest man but he is not the world's oldest person as 66 women are older than Imich.