Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper (29 June 1890 – 30 August 2005) was the oldest person ever in the history of the Netherlands (breaking the previous record of Catharina van Dam on 26 September 2003), and from 29 May 2004 was thought to be the oldest recognized person in the world until her death (although her case was later superseded by the one of María Capovilla of Ecuador). She became the oldest living person in the Netherlands on 16 February 2001, at the age of 110 years 232 days. She remains one of the 40 oldest verified people ever.
Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper had stated that the secret to her longevity was a serving of herring every day Her autopsy showed no traces of dementia, which some scientists had considered an inevitable part of aging.
