Juliana Koo
| Juliana Koo | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
26 September 1905 Tianjin, China |
| Nationality | Republic of China |
| Spouse(s) | Clarence Kuangson Young (m. 1929–1942) Wellington Koo (m. 1959–1985) |
| Children | 3 daughters |
Juliana C. Young Koo (née Yen) (born 26 September 1905) is a Chinese American diplomat, supercentenarian and third wife of diplomat and politician Wellington Koo.
She was born in Tianjin, China as Yen Yu-ying, on 26 September 1905 to Yan Zijun (1872—1931). His grandfather, Yan Xinhou (1838–1907), was a Chinese visual artist. In 1925, she was admitted to the University of Shanghai, but in 1927 she was transferred to Fudan University, becoming the first female graduates of Fudan.
She married Clarence Kuangson Young on 6 September 1929. Her first husband, a Chinese diplomat, was posted to Manila at the beginning of World War II and was arrested and eventually executed by the Japanese. Juliana and her three daughters survived. Her first husband was executed on 17 April 1942. She worked at the United Nations.
She immigrated to New York, United States with her future husband, Wellington Koo, in 1952. In September 1959 she married Wellington, another Chinese diplomat. Her second husband passed away in 14 November 1985 at the age of 97.
She released her autobiography called 109 Springtimes: My Story in 2015. On September 26, 2015 Koo became a supercentenarian, when she reached the age of 110 years. According to her the secret to her longevity is eating foie gras, beef, pork belly and “as much butter as you like.” She advises against exercise and vegetables; she also suggests regular bouts of mahjong, a game she still likes to play. Juliana Koo currently lives in New York City.
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