Ernst Gotthelf Gersdorf
Ernst Gotthelf Gersdorf ( Ernst Gotthelf Gersdorf, Karl Gotthelf ) ( born November 2, 1804 in Tautendorf; † January 5, 1874 in Leipzig) was a librarian at the University Library of Leipzig.
His father was a clergyman, who was a spiritual inspector and Lokaladjunkt in Monstab at Altenburg. 1820 enrolled Ernst Gotthelf Gersdorf to study theology and philosophy. From 1826, he worked as a secretary at the Royal Public Library in Dresden under the direction of Adolph Friedrich Ebert. In 1833 he became the successor of the philologist Christian Daniel Beck overall management of the University Library in Leipzig. He thus became the first full-time librarian at (then) Germany's third largest library. He published numerous works on Saxon history.
His literary pseudonym was Woldemar Egg.
In addition, he was a member of numerous associations, such as the " Philosophy and History class of the Royal Saxon Society of Sciences " in Leipzig.
He was instrumental in the elucidation of the manuscript theft by Wilhelm Bruno Lindner.
Works
- Bibliotheca Patrum ecclesiasticorum Latinorum selecta. Leipzig from 1838 to 1847.
- Clemens
- Repertory of the entire German literature. Leipzig Vol 1 (1834 ) - Vol 34 (1842 ).
- Continued: Leipzig repertory of German and foreign literature. Leipzig Vol 1 (1843 ) - Vol 72 (1860 ).
- Chronicon terrae Misnensis seu Buchense. Leipzig 1839. S. 33
- For the territorial history of the Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg. Leipzig 1854. S. 47
- City book of Leipzig from 1359. Leipzig 1856.
- The collection of documents of the German Society. Leipzig 1856.
- Contribution to the history of the University of Leipzig. Leipzig 1869. 141 S.
- Urkundenbuch the town of Meissen and its monasteries. Leipzig 1873. 455 S.
- Codex diplomaticus Saxoniae regiae. Leipzig 1882 -.