Georg Malin

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Berty Ziegler
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(m. 1956;died 2021)​
Georg Malin
Georg Malin 2016 (cropped).jpg
Government councillor for, Culture and Environment
In office
30 March 1974 –27 April 1978
Relations Albert Ziegler (brother-in-law)
Children6

Georg Malin (born 8 February 1926) is an artist, sculptor, historian, and former politician from Liechtenstein who served as a government councillor from 1974 to 1978. A member of the Progressive Citizens' Party (FBP), he previously served as a member of the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 1966 to 1974. His artistry work has included busts and interior designs for churches, along with watercolours and post stamp design. The newspaper Liechtensteiner Vaterland noted him as "one of Liechtenstein's most important artists". [1]

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Early life and artistry career

Malin was born on 8 February 1926 in Mauren as the son of plasterer and technician Josef Malin and Hildegard (née Batliner) as one of three children. Spending his early years working as a plasterer, he attended the Disentis Abbey before studying history, art history, and philosophy in Zurich and Fribourg, graduating with a Doctor of Philosophy in 1952. [2] [3] During this time, he also conducted an apprenticeship with sculptor Alfons Magg  [ de ] in Zurich from 1947 to 1949. [2] He worked as a freelance artist from 1955 until around 2019. [1] [4]

Malin's works as an artist have included interior and furniture designs, such as for parish churches in Schellenberg, Ruggell, Mauren, Vaduz, Switzerland, and Austria. His works have been noted for its abstractive and constructivist design, which while generally well-received, has also attracted criticism, particularly for his liturgical furniture. [1] His other works have included sculptures of figures such as Peter Kaiser and Franz Joseph II, and designed a memorial for Johann Baptist Büchel in Balzers. In addition, Malin has created various watercolour paintings. [2]

His works have been exhibited in numerous countries, including in Liechtenstein, Switzerland, France, Italy, Yugoslavia, Argentina, Malta, Germany, Austria, Luxembourg, and Belgium. [2] He co-founded the Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein, and was its first curator from 1968 to 1996; he worked in procuring various art collections for the museum. [2] [5] In 2016, to mark his 90th birthday, Malin was the subject of a joint publication by the Liechtenstein Institute, Historical Association for the Principality of Liechtenstein  [ de ] (HVFL), and Liechtenstein art societies. [6] In addition, the Kunstmuseum presented an exhibition dedicated to his work. [7]

Historian and political career

In January 1951, Malin, alongside Gerard Batliner and Felix Marxer, founded the Liechtenstein Academic Society; Malin served as the society's president from 1954 to 1955 and again in 1966, becoming an honorary member in 2002. [8] He was a board member of the HVFL from 1955 to 1996. [2] As a historian, he has published numerous works on general history, art history, and, excavations in Liechtenstein. In particular, Malin directed excavations at the church hill in Bendern and at the remains of a Roman villa in Nendeln from 1969 to 1977 and 1973 to 1975 respectively; the latter of which discovered two previously undiscovered buildings. [2] [9]

Malin was a member of the Monument Protection Commission, co-founded the Liechtenstein Art Society in 1975, president of the Liechtenstein Matura Commission from 1981 to 1988, and finally president of the Switzerland-Liechtenstein Society from 1984 to 1986. [2]

Political career

Malin was a member of the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 1966 to 1974 as a member of the Progressive Citizens' Party (FBP). [10] During this time, he was a member of the Liechtenstein Parliamentary Observer Delegation to the Council of Europe; he was a participant in the founding of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. [2] [5]

He was elected as a deputy member of the Landtag in the 1974 elections, but instead was appointed as a government councillor under the government of Walter Kieber, a coalition with the Patriotic Union (VU). [11] [12] In this position, Malin held the roles of environment and culture. [2] He was a candidate for government in the 1978 elections; however, the VU won the election and he subsequently resigned in April. [13] [14]

Personal life

Malin married Berty Ziegler (6 April 1926 – 21 January 2021), the sister of Swiss theologian Albert Ziegler, on 14 July 1956; they had six children. [2] [15]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Öhri-Elkuch, Nicole (8 February 2026). "Malins Kunst in Kirchengebäuden". Liewo Sonntagszeitung (in German). Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Malin, Georg". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). 31 December 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  3. ↑ "«Langsam spür ich, dass ich alt werde»: Georg Malin wird 100". Liechtensteiner Vaterland (in German). 8 February 2026. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  4. ↑ "Kindheitserinnerungen des Künstlers Georg Malin". Lie:zeit (in German). 28 April 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  5. 1 2 "Eine vielseitige Begabung wird 90". Liechtensteiner Vaterland (in German). 11 February 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  6. ↑ «Wer Bescheid weiss, ist bescheiden». Festschrift zum 90. Geburtstag von Georg Malin (in German). Vol. 58. Bendern. 2016.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  7. ↑ "Das Kunstmuseum würdigt Georg Malin". Liechtensteiner Volksblatt (in German). 23 June 2016. p. 1. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  8. ↑ Öhri, Reto (31 December 2011). "Liechtensteinische Akademische Gesellschaft (LAG)". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Archived from the original on 14 July 2025. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  9. ↑ Öhri-Elkuch, Nicole (8 February 2026). "70 000 Funde von Artefakten". Liechtensteiner Vaterland (in German). Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  10. ↑ Vogt 1987.
  11. ↑ "Landtagswahlen". Liechtensteiner Volksblatt (in German). 5 February 1974. p. 2. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  12. ↑ "Politische Arbeit im Geist der Versöhnlichkeit". Liechtensteiner Volksblatt (in German). 30 March 1974. p. 1. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  13. ↑ "Die FBP-Kandidatenmannschaft 1978". Liechtensteiner Volksblatt (in German). 29 December 1977. p. 1. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  14. ↑ "Mit Optimismus in die Zukunft". Liechtensteiner Volksblatt (in German). 24 April 1978. p. 2. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  15. ↑ "Berty Malin-Ziegler". Liechtensteiner Volksblatt (in German). 23 January 2021. p. 12. Retrieved 14 February 2026.

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