Science Art History Nature on Instagram: "Jeanne Calment holds the record as the oldest verified human in history, having lived an astonishing 122 years and 164 days. Born in Arles, France, in 1875, she witnessed three centuries, meeting Vincent van Gogh as a young girl and living long enough to see the dawn of the internet age before passing away in 1997. Her remarkable longevity has made her a symbol of human endurance and one of the most studied cases in gerontology."