Wilhelm Molly Explained

Wilhelm Molly
Birth Date:1838
Birth Place:Blasbach, Wetzlar
Death Date:1919
Death Place:Neutral Moresnet
Occupation:Doctor
Known For:Philately

Wilhelm Molly (1838–1919) was a doctor, philatelist, activist, and Esperantist.[1]

He was the chief medical doctor of the Vieille Montagne mining company.

As an avid philatelist, he tried to organize a local postal service with its own stamps. This enterprise was quickly thwarted by Belgian intervention.[1] [2] [3]

In 1908, Molly proposed to make Neutral Moresnet the world's first state with Esperanto as its official language, named Amikejo (Place of Friendship).[1]

See also

Bibliography

(fr) Cyril Robelin, "Un étranger inventeur de nation : le cas du docteur Wilhelm Molly à Moresnet‑Neutre", Sociétés Plurielles, n° 4, 2021 https://doi.org/10.46298/societes-plurielles.2021.8406

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Neutral-Moresnet History 1916–1919 . moresnet.nl . 17 July 2016 .
  2. Web site: Stamps and postal history . moresnet.nl . 17 July 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160420132008/http://www.moresnet.nl/english/postverkeer_en.htm . 20 April 2016.
  3. Web site: Weber . Saine . Amikejo, Ort der Freundschaft . Deutschlandfunk . German . 12 May 2008 . 17 July 2016 .