Dagmar von Gersdorff

Dagmar von Gersdorff, who holds a PhD in philosophy, studied German philology and art history at the Free University of Berlin. She lives in Berlin, where she works as a literary expert and biographer. She gained critical acclaim for her biographies on important literary and historical figures: Marie Luise Kaschnitz, Bettina and Achim von Arnim, Goethe's mother, Caroline von Günderrode, Prinz Wilhelm von Preußen and Elisa Radziwill, Caroline von Humboldt. Dagmar von Gersdorff is a member of the Writer’s Association and of International PEN.