Asteroids named after people called Miep
(99949) Miepgies
Miep Gies (n茅e Hermine Santrouschitz; b. 1909) is one of the Dutch citizens who hid Anne Frank and her family from the Nazis during World War II. She discovered and preserved Anne's diary after her arrest and deportation. The name was suggested by C. Koppeschaar.Discovered 16 March 1972 by T. Gehrels, Palomar