Jacqueline van Maarsen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Jacqueline van Maarsen

Dutch author and bookbinder

Date of Birth: 30-Jan-1929

Place of Birth: Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Profession: writer

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Jacqueline Yvonne Meta (Jacque) van Maarsen (Dutch pronunciation: [??k?'lin i'v?n? 'me?ta? (??k) v?m 'ma?rs?(n)]) (born 30 January 1929) is a Dutch author and former bookbinder.
She is best known for her friendship with diarist Anne Frank.
Jacque's Christian mother was able to remove the J (Jew) signs from the family's identity cards (Jacque's father was Jewish) during the Second World War, an act which helped the van Maarsens to escape from the Nazis.