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   Jan Augustus Gies (Dutch pronunciation: [jɑŋ ˈɣis]; 18 August 1905 – 26 January 1993) was a member of the Dutch Resistance who, with his wife, Miep, helped hide Anne Frank, her sister Margot, their parents Otto and Edith, the van Pels family, and Fritz Pfeffer from Nazi persecution during the occupation of the Netherlands by aiding them ...

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3. www.annefrank.org › main-characters › jan-giesJan Gies | Anne Frank House

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   Jan 26, 1993 · Jan Gies was Miep Gies' husband and one of the helpers of the people in hiding in the Secret Annex. He was involved in the resistance, brought books and coupons, and witnessed the raid that arrested them in 1944.

4. www.miepgies.nl › en › BiographyMiep Gies :: Jan Gies

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   Miep and Jan Gies, fall of 1985, in Amsterdam While the Germans surged through most of Europe like a tidal wave, life in Amsterdam seemed to continue much as before. It was a beautiful summer and Miep and Jan were happy.

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   Who was Jan Gies?

   • Jan Gies was Miep’s husband. Although he was not employed at Otto Frank's company, he was involved as a member of the Supervisory Board and was one of the helpers of the people in hiding. He could often be found in the Secret Annex and provided books and distribution coupons. Jan met the Frank family through his fiancée, Miep Santrouschitz.

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   Who was Jan Augustus Gies?

   • Jan Gies, like his wife Miep, helped the people in hiding in the Secret Annex. Fotograaf onbekend. Fotocollectie: Anne Frank Stichting, Amsterdam Jan Augustus Gies was born on 18 August 1905 in the parental home Rustenburgerstraat 191, Amsterdam as the son of Cornelis Gies and Wilhelmina Gezina Steenge.

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   How old was Jan Gies when he died?

   • Unlike Miep, Jan would always stay in the background when it came to Anne and the Secret Annex. He usually accompanied Miep when she was interviewed or told her story. He would jokingly refer to himself as the ‘prince consort’. Jan Gies died on 26 January 1993, 87 years old.

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   What happened to Miep & Jan Gies?

   • The betrayal that led to the arrest of the eight people in hiding on Prinsengracht, and their subsequent deportation to various concentration camps, did not lead to the arrest of Miep and Jan Gies. When Otto Frank arrived on Miep and Jan's doorstep in the summer of 1945, he would continue to live with them until 1953.

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6. www.smithsonianmag.com › smart-news › a-small-light'A Small Light' Tells the Story of Miep Gies, Who Hid Anne ...

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   May 12, 2023 · The show explores the life of Miep Gies, who hid Anne Frank and other Jews from the Nazis in Amsterdam. Based on Gies' memoir and original research, it reveals her courage and humanity in the face of terror.

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7. research.annefrank.org › en › personenJan Augustus Gies | Knowledge base | Anne Frank House

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   Jan Gies was a civil servant and a helper of the people in hiding in the Secret Annex. He was married to Miep Gies, who also helped the Franks and their friends, and received the Yad Vashem decoration in 1972.

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     Miep and Jan Gies risked everything to help, even when danger was on their doorstep. Catch all-new episodes of #ASmallLight, Mondays at 9/8c on National Geographic. Now streaming on Disney and Hulu. | National Geographic TV

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9. www.annefrank.org › en › anne-frankReconstruction: the arrest of the people in hiding | Anne ...

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   Learn what happened on 4 August 1944, when Anne Frank and the other people in hiding were discovered and arrested by the police. Find out how Jan Gies, the husband of helper Miep, reacted to the raid and what he did with Anne's diary papers.

10. www.nytimes.com › 1993/01/28 › worldJan Gies Dies at 87; Helped Anne Frank Hide in Amsterdam

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    Jan 28, 1993 · Jan Gies, who risked his life to bring food to the family of Anne Frank and to members of the Dutch Resistance during World War II, died here on Tuesday. He was 87. He died of kidney failure,...