Jan Gies
Jan Gies (born October 18, 1905 in Amsterdam ; † January 26, 1993 there ) was a member of the Dutch resistance against National Socialism and helped, together with his wife Miep Gies , to hide Anne Frank's family .
Jan Gies met his future wife Miep Gies in 1933 when they both worked for the same company. They married in 1941 when Miep was threatened with deportation to Austria . She refused to join a National Socialist women's group, whereupon her passport was declared invalid. She received Dutch citizenship through her marriage to Jan Gies .
In the same year Jan Gies became nominal director of the companies Pectacon and Opekta , for which his wife had worked since 1936. After the forced by the Nazi laws resignation of Otto Frank was Pectacon under the name & Co. Gies continued. Opekta remained. After the war, all three companies existed at 263 Prinsengracht . Gies provided food cards and hiding places for those in hiding. Among other things, he also helped Otto Frank and his family to hide in the rear building of the Dutch branch of Opekta .
In 1972 the Gies were honored as Righteous Among the Nations .
Web links
- Jan Gies in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Our helpers in the secret Secret Annex: Hermine (Miep) & Jan Augustus Gies at Yad Vashem
- Biography on miepgies.nl
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gies, Jan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch resistance fighter against National Socialism |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 18, 1905 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Amsterdam |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 26, 1993 |
| Place of death | Amsterdam |