Ernst Moltzer

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.