The Woman Who Met Van Gogh

The Woman Who Met Van Gogh Jeanne Calment was born in Arles in 1875. In 1888, a painter walked into her father's shop. It was Vincent van Gogh. She later called him 'dirty' and 'disagreeable.' She took up fencing at 85. She rode a bicycle until she was 100. She died in 1997, aged 122 years and 164 days. No verified human has lived longer.