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

Petar Preradović Petar Preradović (19 March 1818 – 18 August 1872) was a Croatian poet, writer, and military general. He was one of the most important Croatian poets of the 19th century Illyrian movement and the main representative of romanticism in Croatia. ...

. Paula Preradović was born in

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, but her family moved to

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, Istria, in 1889. Later she lived in

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and again in Vienna. She was married to the journalist, diplomat and founder of the Austrian newspaper ''

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'',

Ernst Molden Ernst Hermann Wilhelm Molden (30 May 1886, Vienna, Austria - 11 August 1953, Vienna) was an Austrian journalist and historian. An editor-in-chief of the '' Neue Freie Presse'' before WW2, he founded the Austrian daily newspaper ''Die Presse ' ...

, and had two sons, the publicist and federalist

Otto Molden Prof. Otto Molden (13 March 1918 – 15 June 2002) was an Austrian publicist, federalist and author of various books about European identity and history. He founded the European Forum Alpbach in 1945. Early life Otto Molden was born in Vienna sho ...

(1918–2002), and the journalist (1924–2014). She composed the lyrics for the

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of Austria, "

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", in 1947. Grab Preradovich molden 2020-01-31

Preradović died in Vienna in 1951 and is buried at the

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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

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* 1887 births 1951 deaths 20th-century Austrian poets Austrian women poets National anthem writers Austro-Hungarian writers People from Landstraße Burials at the Vienna Central Cemetery 20th-century Austrian women writers Austrian people of Croatian descent Austrian people of Serbian descent {{Austria-writer-stub