Karl W. Hiersemann [K. W. Hiersemann] (Leipzig, publisher/bookseller, est. 1882)

Karl Wilhelm Hiersemann (1854–1928) was a prominent German antiquarian bookseller and publisher who founded his internationally renowned company in Leipzig in 1884. His business specialized in rare volumes covering Orientalia, art, linguistics, and genealogy. His publishing legacy continues through the family-run academic press, Anton Hiersemann.