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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 ...
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. From 1936 onwards, he was frequently present at Saturday afternoons, when the Franks invited friends and acquaintances.
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Jan 26, 1993 · Jan Augustus "Henk" Gies aka van Santen. Born 18 Oct 1905 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland. Ancestors. Son of Cornelis Gies and Wilhelmina Gezina Steenge. Brother of Rosina Wilhelmina Gies, Cornelis Gies, Fenna Gesiena Gies and Johanna Augusta Gies.
- October 18, 1905
- January 26, 1993
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. He was the youngest of five children and was preceded by: Rosina Wilhelmina (Ro), Cornelis, Fenna Gesiena and Johanna Augusta.
‘ One bicycle, that is. Jan would pedal, and I’d sit sideways behind him, my legs raised above the ground, my skirt flapping (away in the wind, my back pressed outward, balancing me, my arms loosely holding Jan by his waist. All of Amsterdam would mount its trusty black bicycle on any warm, sunny day, just like us.
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Jan Gies, the man who helped hide Anne Frank and her family from the Nazis in the Amsterdam “secret annex,” died Tuesday at the age of 87.