Geertruida Wijsmuller-Meijer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Geertruida Wijsmuller-Meijer

Dutch Righteous Among the Nations

Date of Birth: 21-Apr-1896

Place of Birth: Alkmaar, North Holland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 30-Aug-1978

Profession: resistance fighter

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Geertruida Wijsmuller-Meijer (21 April 1896, Alkmaar – 30 August 1978, Amsterdam) was a Dutch resistance fighter who brought Jewish children and adults into safety before and during the Second World War.
Together with other people involved in the pre-war Kindertransport, she saved the lives of more than 10,000 Jewish children.
She was honored as Righteous among the Nations by Yad Vashem.
After the war she served on the Amsterdam city council.