Ernst Moltzer
Moltzer (1934)
Personal information
Full nameErnst Octavianus Moltzer
NationalityDutch
Born(1910-05-01)1 May 1910
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died15 November 1941(1941-11-15) (aged 31)
North Sea
Sailing career
Class6 Metre
Updated on 2014-01-04.

Ernst Octavianus Moltzer (1 May 1910 – 15 November 1941) was a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his native country as at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Kiel. Ernst, as crew member on the Dutch 6 Metre De Ruyter, took the 8th place with helmsman Joop Carp and fellow crew members: Ansco Dokkum, Kees Jonker and Herman Looman.

Personal life

Ernst Moltzer married in 1939 with countess Gertrude Anna Luise Therese Thusnelde von Sarnthein from Austria. He worked as a director of Lucas Bols. Moltzer was during World War II a 'Engelandvaarder' who died on the North Sea while trying to escape to England.[1] His death certificate, dated 12 January 1951, states the date of death as 15 November 1941.

References

  1. "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.

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