Robert Young
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| Gender | Male |
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| Occupation | researcher |
| Location | Atlanta, GA |
| Introduction | I am a gerontology consultant and researcher best known for validating supercentenarian cases and debunking longevity claims. I am the current Senior Consultant for Gerontology for Guinness World Records (since 2005) and the Senior Claims Researcher for the Gerontology Research Group (since 1999). I have worked on several books, including Guinness World Records editions 2009, 2008, 2007, 2005 and 1997, World Almanac 2004, The Wisdom of the World's Oldest People (2005), by Jerry Friedman and Living in Three Centuries (2006), by Mark Story. I graduated summa cum laude from Georgia State University in 2006, with a Bachelor of History degree and an Undergraduate Certificate in Gerontology. In August 2008, Young obtained a Master of Arts in Gerontology degree from GSU. I am now a graduate student pursuing a second Masters in History at GSU. Robert has, since 1999, maintained lists of the world's oldest people for the GRG, and has also worked with the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, the New England Centenarian Study and the Social Security Administration. |
| Interests | chess, tennis, skyscrapers, baseball |
| Favorite movies | Gladiator |
| Favorite music | Linkin Park, Chevelle, Evanescence |
| Favorite books | I read encyclopedias |