Italy’s oldest man, Tripoli Giannini, dies at age of 111

Tripoli Gianni, pictured on his 111th birthday, was born in Cecina in 1912. Photograph: Comune di Cecina

Italy’s oldest man, who credited “light meals and no stress” for his longevity, has died at the age of 111.

Tripoli Giannini, nicknamed Tripolino, died at his home in Cecina, near Livorno in Tuscany, on New Year’s Eve. He was the second-oldest man in Europe, after André Ludwig, a Frenchman who is 75 days older.