Paula von Preradović

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Paula Preradović (October 12, 1887 – May 25, 1951), known professionally as Paula von Preradović or by her married name as Paula Molden, was an Austrian writer and poet.

She was a granddaughter of the poet Petar Preradović. She was born in Vienna but her family moved in 1889 to Pula, Istria. Later she lived in Copenhagen and again in Vienna. She was married to the journalist Ernst Molden and gave birth to two sons, the author Otto Molden (1918–2002), and the newspaper correspondent and editor, Fritz Molden (1924–2014). Preradović died in Vienna and is buried at the Zentralfriedhof.

She composed the lyrics for the national anthem of Austria in 1947, "Land der Berge, Land am Strome".

Works

Poetry

Dalmatinische Sonette, 1933
Lob Gottes im Gebirge, 1936
Ritter, Tod und Teufel, 1946

Prose

Pave und Pero, 1940
Königslegende, 1950
Die Versuchung des Columba, 1951
Wiener Chronik, 1945, her diary which was published only in 1995

References

Schoolfield, G. C. (1954). "Paula von Preradović – an Introduction". German Life and Letters 7 (4): 285–292. doi:10.1111/j.1468-0483.1954.tb00671.x.

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 17552059 LCCN: no00101003 ISNI: 0000 0000 4296 0115 GND: 119304619 BNF: cb15687431m

Persondata
Name	Preradović, Paula von
Alternative names	Molden, Paula
Short description	Austrian writer, poet
Date of birth	October 12, 1887
Place of birth	Vienna, Austria
Date of death	May 25, 1951
Place of death	Vienna, Austria

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