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NY: Simon and Schuster, 1987. Gies, Miep (1909—)Austrian-born Dutch hero who aided Anne Frank and her family while they were in hiding. Name variations: Miep Van Santen in Anne Frank's original diary. Born Hermine Santrouschitz in Vienna, Austria, in February 1909; adopted by the Nieuwenhuises; married Jan Gies (known as Henk in the diaries ...
May 2, 2023 · Miep Gies lived a long and fruitful life, but her later years were marred by illness. In late December 2009, she suffered a fall, which resulted in injuries that ultimately led to her death on January 11, 2010, in Hoorn, the Netherlands. At the time of her death, she was 100 years old. However, before the fall, Miep stayed active and connected ...
During the Second World War, Miep Gies, along with Johannes Kleiman, Victor Kugler, Bep Voskuijl, Jan Gies and Johan Voskuijl, made up a team of helpers for the eight Jewish people hiding in the Secret Annex at Prinsengracht 263 in Amsterdam. The office of Otto Frank, where Miep worked as secretary, was located at the front side of the same ...
On July 16, 1941, Miep and Jan were married with a small group of friends and family members in attendance. Mr. Frank had shut the office for the day so that Miep's colleagues could also attend. Otto Frank brought along his youngest daughter Anne, while Edith stayed at home to care for their sick daughter Margot.
Miep and Jan Gies met each other as colleagues around 1930, became friends, fell in love, found two boarding rooms in 1940 with the help of Otto Frank, and finally tied the knot on July 16, 1942. | Read more
Jan 11, 2010 · Added: Jan 11, 2010. Find a Grave Memorial ID: 46579517. Source citation. World War II Figure. She was one of the Dutch citizens who hid Anne Frank and her family from the Nazis during World War II. She discovered and preserved Anne Frank's diary after the Franks were arrested. Born Hermine Santrouschitz in Vienna, Miep Gies was transported to ...
Jan 11, 2010 · Anne Frank July 11, 1943. Miep Gies, the last surviving and best known helper of Anne Frank and the people who shared her hiding place in an Amsterdam canalside house, has died in Hoorn on 11 January at the age of 100. Right until the end Miep remained deeply involved with the remembrance of Anne Frank and spreading the message of her story.
