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Names of Johan Voskuijl

Variations of Johan Voskuijl's name.

Subject

Johannes Hendrik Voskuijl had the same first names as his father (1865) and grandfather(1836).[1] His nickname was Johan.

When Anne Frank wrote the second version (the B version) of her diary, she wrote a list of the names she wanted to give the people in a book to be published later. John's daughter Bep Voskuijl is listed on it as Elly Kuilmans.[2] Otto Frank did not adopt that name but chose the name Elly Vossen in the first edition of the diary (1947). Thus Johan Voskuijl became Mr Vossen.[3]

Footnotes

  1. ^ Stadsarchief Amsterdam, Dienst Bevolkingsregister: Archiefkaarten (toegangsnummer 30238): Archiefkaart J.H. Voskuijl (1865) en Bevolkingsregister 1874-1893, deel 191, blad 219.
  2. ^ 'Pseudoniemenlijstje', in: Nederlands Instituut voor Oorlogsdocumentatie (NIOD) (samenst.), De dagboeken van Anne Frank, 5e, verb. en uitgebr. druk, Amsterdam: Bert Bakker, 2001, p. 70.
  3. ^ Anne Frank, Het Achterhuis: dagboekbrieven van 12 Juni 1942 - 1 Augustus 1944, Amsterdam: Contact, 1947.