Ludolf is a Germanic surname or given name. It is derived from two stems: Hlud meaning "fame" and olf meaning "wolf". An alternate spelling of the name is
Ludolph Ludolph may refer to:
* Ludolph of Ratzeburg (d. 1250), Bishop of Ratzeburg and saint
* Ludolph of Saxony (14th century), German ecclesiastical writer
* Ludolph van Ceulen (1540-1610), German mathematician
* Ludolph Berkemeier (1864-1930), Dutch ...
. People with the name include:
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George Philipp Ludolf von Beckedorff
George Philipp Ludolf von Beckedorff (14 April 1778 in Hanover – 27 February 1858 in Grünhof) was a prominent Prussian Roman Catholic convert and parliamentarian.
He first studied theology at Jena, then medicine at Göttingen, where he obt ...
(1778-1858), prominent Prussian Roman Catholic convert and parliamentarian
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Hiob Ludolf
Hiob or Job Ludolf ( la, Iobus Ludolfus or '; 15 June 1624– 8 April 1704), also known as Job Leutholf, was a German orientalist, born at Erfurt. Edward Ullendorff rates Ludolf as having "the most illustrious name in Ethiopic scholarship".
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(1624-1704), German orientalist
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Julius Ludolf
Julius Ludolf (26 March 1893 – 28 May 1947) was an SS-Obersturmführer, a member of the Waffen-SS and commander of various satellite camps of Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp in Upper Austria.
Concentration camp career
Julius Ludolf worked at ...
(1893–1947), SS officer and concentration camp commandant executed for war crimes
Ludolf Jakob von Alvensleben
Ludolf Jakob von Alvensleben (9 August 1899 – 23 August 1953) was a German SS-'' Standartenführer'' who during the Second World War served as a senior staff member of Operation Reinhard, by which ''Reichsführer-SS'' Heinrich Himmler pl ...
(1899-1953), Nazi official
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Gottfried Ludolf Camphausen
Gottfried Ludolf Camphausen (10 January 1803 in Geilenkirchen – 3 December 1890 in Cologne) was a Prime Minister of Prussia.
Life
During the Revolutions of 1848 in Germany, Ludolf Camphausen stepped suddenly from his banker's desk at Colog ...
(1803-1890), Prime Minister of Prussia
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Ludolf Nielsen
Karl Henrik Ludolf Nielsen (29 January 1876 – 16 October 1939) was a Danish composer, violinist, conductor, and pianist. Today he is considered one of the most important Danish composers of the early 1900s (together with the more famous Carl Ni ...
(1876-1939), Danish composer, violinist, conductor, and pianist
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Ludolf von Krehl
Albrecht Ludolf von Krehl (December 26, 1861 – May 26, 1937) was a German internist and physiologist who was a native of Leipzig. He was the son of Orientalist Christoph Krehl (1825–1901)
He studied at the Universities of Heidelberg and Le ...
(1861-1937), German internist and physiologist
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Ludolph Ludolph may refer to:
* Ludolph of Ratzeburg (d. 1250), Bishop of Ratzeburg and saint
* Ludolph of Saxony (14th century), German ecclesiastical writer
* Ludolph van Ceulen (1540-1610), German mathematician
* Ludolph Berkemeier (1864-1930), Dutch ...