Wilhelm Molly

Wilhelm Molly

Wilhelm Molly (1838 in Blasbach, Wetzlar – 1919 in Neutral Moresnet), was a doctor.[1]

He was the chief medical doctor of the Vieille Montagne mining company, Moresnet, Esperantist, and an avid philatelist, tried to organise a local postal service with its own stamps. This enterprise was quickly thwarted by Belgian intervention.[1][2][3]

In 1908 Dr. Molly proposed making Neutral Moresnet the world's first Esperanto-speaking state, named Amikejo ("place of friendship").[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Neutral-Moresnet History 1916–1919". moresnet.nl. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "Stamps and postal history". moresnet.nl. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  3. ↑ Weber, Saine (12 May 2008). "Amikejo, Ort der Freundschaft" (in German). Deutschlandfunk. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
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