Jan Gies, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jan Gies

Dutch Resistance member; Dutch Righteous Among the Nations; World War II humanitarian

Date of Birth: 18-Aug-1905

Place of Birth: Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 26-Jan-1993

Profession: resistance fighter

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Jan Augustus Gies (Dutch pronunciation: ['j?? '?is]; 18 October 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, and Fritz Pfeffer from Nazi persecution during the occupation of the Netherlands by aiding them as they resided in the Secret Annex.