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Also Known As Annelies Marie Frank
Born June 12, 1929 • Frankfurt am Main • Germany
Died February 1945 or March 1945 (aged 15) • Bergen-Belsen • near Hannover • Germany
Notable Works “The Diary of a Young Girl”
Notable Family Members father Otto Frank

Did You Know?

  • Anne Frank rewrote her diary after she heard a broadcast urging people to document their lives under Nazi rule.
  • A wax Anne Frank figure is on display at Madame Tussauds in Vienna.

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