Casper ten Boom, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Dutch Righteous Among the Nations
Date of Birth: 18-May-1859
Place of Birth: Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
Date of Death: 09-Mar-1944
Profession: resistance fighter
Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Casper ten Boom
- Casper ten Boom (18 May 1859 – 9 March 1944) was a Dutch Christian who helped many Jews and resisters escape the Nazis during the Holocaust of World War II.
- He is the father of Betsie and Corrie ten Boom, who also aided the Jews and were sent to Ravensbrück concentration camp, where Betsie died.
- Casper died 9 March 1944 in The Hague, after nine days of imprisonment in the Scheveningen Prison.
- In 2008, he was recognised as Righteous Among the Nations by Yad Vashem.
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