Paula von Preradović
Paula Preradović (lang; 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 of Croatian descent. • Illustration — Paula Preradovic. She was the granddaughter of the Croatian poet, writer and military general Petar Preradović. Paula Preradović was born in Vienna, but her family moved to Pula, Istria, in 1889.
Also recorded as Paula Preradović · Paula Preradovic · Paula von Preradovic · Paula Molden
Paula von Preradović

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- Born
- 1887 · Vienna.
- Died
- 1951 · Vienna.
- Nationality
- Austria
- Occupation
- writer · poet · composer · novelist
- Fields
- poetry · literature
- Known for
- Land der Berge and Land am Strome
- Languages
- German
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Later she lived in Copenhagen and again in Vienna. She was married to the journalist, diplomat and founder of the Austrian newspaper Die Presse, Ernst Molden, and had two sons, the publicist and federalist Otto Molden (1918–2002), and the journalist Fritz Molden (1924–2014). She composed the lyrics for the national anthem of Austria, "Land der Berge, Land am Strome", in 1947; Preradović is one of the few women to have composed such an anthem. • Illustration — Grave of Preradović and Molden Preradović died in Vienna in 1951 and is buried at the Zentralfriedhof.
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
Paula von Preradović born at Vienna.
1951
Paula von Preradović died at Vienna.
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- 1.Mirjana Stančić: Verschüttete Literatur. Die deutschsprachige Dichtung auf dem Gebiet des ehemaligen Jugoslawien von 1800 bis 1945. Böhlau, Wien u. a. 2013, ISBN 978-3-205-79460-8, S. 307 (= Literaturgeschichte in Studien und Quellen, Band 22).
- 2.Gisela Brinker-Gabler, Karola Ludwig, Angela Wöffen: Lexikon deutschsprachiger Schriftstellerinnen 1800–1945. dtv, München 1986, ISBN 3-423-03282-0, S. 245 f.
- 3.Österreich künftig auch „Heimat großer Töchter“. Verfassungsausschuss gibt grünes Licht für Änderung der Bundeshymne. In: Parlamentskorrespondenz Nr. 1105 des Österreichischen Parlaments, 22. November 2011, abgerufen am 12. Dezember 2011.
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