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- Jan Augustus Gies (Dutch pronunciation: [jɑŋ ˈɣis]; [a] 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 as they resided in the Secret Annex.
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Jan 26, 1993 · Died: 26 January 1993. 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.
May 22, 2023 · The Austria native passed away at the age of 100 in 2010. Meanwhile, Jan lived to be 87, when he died of kidney failure in 1993. In happier times, the couple had a son named Paul. It's been reported that Miep used Anne's shawl to wrap up Paul and help her stay connected to the young girl she helped to protect.
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.
Apr 26, 2024 · Jan Gies, a member of the Dutch resistance who smuggled food to Anne Frank and her family during the Nazi occupation, died Tuesday, the Amsterdam-based Anne Frank Foundation said Wednesday. He...
Jan Gies, the man who helped hide Anne Frank and her family from the Nazis in a secret annex in Amsterdam, died Jan. 26 at the age of 87. Gies and his wife, Miep, helped hide the Frank family and five other Jews in a loft above Otto Frank’s own business from July 1942 until August 1944, when the entire group was discovered by the German Gestapo.
In 1993, Jan Gies died at home from kidney failure, aged 87. He was survived by his wife, Hermine "Miep" Gies, who died at the age of 100 in 2010 and his son, Paul Gies, who was born in 1950, daughter-in-law Lucie, and three grandchildren, Erwin, Jeanine, and David.
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,...
