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Wilhelm Molly

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Wilhelm Molly
Wilhelm Molly
Born1838
Blasbach, Wetzlar
Died1919
OccupationDoctor
Known forPhilately

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 (lit. Place of Friendship).[1]

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Bibliography

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(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

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Neutral-Moresnet History 1916–1919". moresnet.nl. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Stamps and postal history". moresnet.nl. Archived from the original on 20 April 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  3. ^ Weber, Saine (12 May 2008). "Amikejo, Ort der Freundschaft" (in German). Deutschlandfunk. Retrieved 17 July 2016.