* Location: The diary was discovered in the secret annex where Anne and her family hid from the Nazis in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
* Time: It was discovered after the war, in 1945, shortly after the secret annex was liberated.
* Discovery:
* The secret annex was emptied by a cleaning lady, Miep Gies, who had helped the Franks during their hiding.
* Miep found the diary and other papers, including Anne's stories and poems, and kept them safe.
* Miep gave the diary to Anne's father, Otto Frank, who was the only surviving member of the family.
* Otto Frank published the diary in 1947, hoping to share Anne's story and keep her memory alive.
It wasn't a discovery in the sense of finding a lost object. It was a deliberate act of preservation by Miep Gies, who recognized the importance of Anne's writings.