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Edith Frank-Holländer
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Mother of Holocaust diarist Anne Frank (1900–1945)
Key facts
- Born
- Edith Holländer , ( 1900-01-16 ) 16 January 1900, Aachen , Germany
- Died
- 6 January 1945 (1945-01-06) (aged 44), Auschwitz-Birkenau , Poland
- Known for
- Mother of Anne and Margot Frank
- Spouse
- Otto Frank ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 12 May 1925</span>"}]]}'>1925 )
- Children
- Margot Anne
- Relatives
- Eugene Hollander (cousin)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Edith
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Place of birth
- Aachen
- Place of death
- Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp
- Spouse
- Otto Heinrich Frank
- Child
- Anne Frank
- Occupation
- housewife
- Languages spoken
- German
- Religion
- Judaism
- Image
- Edith Frank, 1935 - 31955614731.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
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- date of birth
- 1900-01-16
- date of death
- 1945-01-06
- Commons category
- Edith Frank
- place of detention
- Westerbork Transit Camp
- married name
- Frank
- name in native language
- Edith Frank-Holländer
- birth name
- Edith Holländer
- place of burial
- Auschwitz
- has works in the collection
- Anne Frank House
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Encyclopedic overview
Edith Frank (née Holländer; 16 January 1900 – 6 January 1945) was the mother of Holocaust diarist Anne Frank and her older sister Margot. After the family were discovered in hiding in Amsterdam during the German occupation, she was transported to Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, where she died of weakness and disease.
Biography
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