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Hannie Schaft

Dutch communist resistance fighter and martyr (1920–1945)

Hannie Schaft has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists September 16, 1920 in Haarlem, Netherlands.

Born

September 16, 1920

An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.

Died: April 17, 1945

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Birthplace
Haarlem, Netherlands
Professions
resistance fighter, law student, partisan
Citizenship
Kingdom of the Netherlands

Incompatible birth dates

Sources disagree: September 16, 1920 (FemBio database; Find a Grave; collectie.verzetsmuseum.org; Biografisch Portaal) or September 16, 1921 (The Righteous Among the Nations Database).

The main date retains its own sources. These alternatives overlap neither all other statements nor the main date. Rank is Wikidata editorial priority, not proof.

More about Hannie Schaft

Birth name
Jannetje Johanna Schaft
Pseudonyms
Hannie Schaft, Johanna Elderkamp

Official links & social profiles

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Questions people ask

Where was Hannie Schaft born?

Hannie Schaft was born in Haarlem, Netherlands.

What was Hannie Schaft’s name at birth?

Hannie Schaft’s recorded birth name is Jannetje Johanna Schaft.

When did Hannie Schaft die?

Hannie Schaft died on April 17, 1945.