Age | 91 (age at death) |
Birthday | 12 May, 1889 |
Birthplace | Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany |
Died | 19 August, 1980 |
Place of Death | Birsfelden, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland |
Height | 6' 1" (185 cm) |
Eye Color | Brown - Dark |
Hair Color | Black |
Zodiac Sign | Taurus |
Nationality | German |
Occupation | Historian |
Claim to Fame | father of Anne Frank; The Diary of a Young Girl |
Otto Heinrich Frank (12 May 1889 – 19 August 1980) was a German businessman who later became a resident of the Netherlands and Switzerland. He was the father of Anne and Margot Frank and husband of Edith Frank-Holländer, and was the sole member of his family to survive the Holocaust. He inherited Anne's manuscripts after her death, arranged for the publication of her diary as The Diary of a Young Girl in 1947, and oversaw its adaptation to both theater and film.