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received the Raoul Wallenberg Award for Bravery and in May that same year she received The Righteous Amongst the Nations Award along with Emilie Schindler Not long ago Miep Gies told about her friends hiding in the Annex I have no word to describe these people who were still always friendly and grateful Yes I Tags: Miep Gies View |
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Miep Gies (February 15, 1909 – January 11, 2010) was one of the Dutch (Netherlands) citizens who hid Anne Frank, her family and several family friends in an attic annex above Annes fathers spice company from the Nazis (Nazi Germany) during World War II. She discovered and preserved Anne Franks diary (The Diary of a Young Girl) after the Franks were arrested.
Birth Name: Hermine Santrouschitz
Date of birth: 1909-02-15
Birth Location: Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Date of death: 2010-01-11
Death Location: Hoorn, Netherlands
Occupation: Humanitarian
Religion: Roman Catholic spouse = Jan Gies (1905-1993), (1941-1993; his death)
Children: Paul Gies (born 1950)
Website: www.miepgies.com