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Ernst Gotthelf Gersdorff (also known as Ernst Gotthelf von Gersdorff or Karl Gotthelf) (2 November 1804 – 5 January 1874) was a German librarian, most notable for his work at the
Leipzig University Library. He wrote under the pseudonym Woldemar Egg.
Life
Gersdorf was born in
Tautendorf, the son of a clergyman. In 1820 he began his studies in Theology and Philosophy. By 1826 he was working at the
Saxon State Library in Dresden.