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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.
Otto Molden (* 13. März 1918 in Wien; † 15. Juni 2002 in Paphos, Zypern) war ein österreichischer Widerstandskämpfer und Kulturpolitiker.
In 1958, Otto Molden, who had been in the “O5” resistance group in the final months of the war, stressed the record of Catholic conservative and monarchist resistance groups, along with the deeds of his daredevil brother, Fritz Molden, in “O5,” but ignored the Communist resistance.
The forum was founded in 1945 as "International College Weeks" by Otto Molden, who had been active in the Austrian resistance movement, and Simon Moser. Nowadays, more than 4,000 people from over 70 countries accept the invitation to participate in the European Forum Alpbach each year.
Otto Molden envisioned a comprehensive renewal of intellectual life in Europe. Together with a circle of like-minded people, he advocated a political unification of Europe, which was seen as the only way to exclude warlike conflicts between the European peoples in the future.
Wien - Der Widerstandskämpfer, Kulturpolitiker und Schriftsteller Otto Molden ist heute, Dienstag, im 84. Lebensjahr gestorben. Das teilte sein Bruder, der Verleger Fritz Molden,...
Professor Otto Molden was an Austrian publicist, federalist and author of various books about European identity and history.
