Ernst Moltzer

Ernst Moltzer

Moltzer (1934)
Personal information
Full name	Ernst Octavianus Moltzer
Nationality	Dutch
Born	(1910-05-01)May 1, 1910 Amsterdam
Died	November 15, 1941(1941-11-15) (aged 31) North sea
Sailing career
Class(es)	6 Metre
Updated on 2014-01-04.

Ernst Octavianus Moltzer (May 1, 1910 in Amsterdam – November 15, 1941 in North sea) 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. His death certificate, dated January 12, 1951, states the date of death as November 15, 1941.

Sources

• "Ernst Moltzer Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympic Sports. Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-01-08. 
• "The XITH Olympic Games Berlin, 1936: Officiel Report, Volume I" (PDF). Berlin: the Organisationskomitee für die XI. Olympiade Berlin 1936 e. V. 1936. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-09. Retrieved 2014-01-23. 
• "The XITH Olympic Games Berlin, 1936: Officiel Report, Volume II" (PDF). Berlin: the Organisationskomitee für die XI. Olympiade Berlin 1936 e. V. 1936. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-09. Retrieved 2014-01-23. 
• "Biografie Ernst Octavianus Moltzer" (in Dutch). De geschiedenis van het Humanitarisme in Nederland. Retrieved 2014-01-24.