Michel Poulain
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Since 1989, he contributed to the harmonization of international migration statistics at the level of European Union (THESIM) and thereafter worldwide with the International Organization for Migration (IOM). Involved in centenarian’s studies since 1992 he validated the age of numerous supercentenarians including Antonio Todde, Joan Riudavets and Emma Morano, and invalidated the age of Kamato Hongo.
In 2000, he introduced the concept of Blue Zone related to population experiencing exceptionally high longevity and identified with Gianni Pes the first Blue Zone in Sardinia. Thereafter he cooperated with Dan Buettner to investigate additional Blue Zones in Okinawa, Costa Rica and Ikaria (Greece). Provided by Wikipedia
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