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 (died 1250), Bishop of Ratzeburg and saint * Ludolph of Saxony (c. 1295–1378), German ecclesiastical writer * Ludolph Berkemeier (1864–1930), Dutch painter * Ludolph Christian Treviranus (1779–1864 ...

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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. Life He first studied theology at Jena, then medicine at Göttingen, wh ...

(1778-1858), prominent Prussian Roman Catholic convert and parliamentarian

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Hiob Ludolf Hiob or Job Ludolf ( 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". Life After studyin ...

(1624–1704), German orientalist *

Heinrich Wilhelm Ludolf Heinrich Wilhelm Ludolf (20 December 1655 – 25 January 1712) was a German Pietist, secretary to Prince George of Denmark, and ecumenical traveller. He is known also as a linguist. Life Ludolf was the nephew of Hiob Ludolf the linguist. He acted ...

(1655–1712), German diplomat and linguist *

Jaan Ludolf Jaan Ludolf (also Jaan Ludolph; born 14 March 1940) is an Estonian chess player, Estonian Chess Championship winner (1981). Chess career In 1958 Ludolf won Estonian Youth Chess Championship, and in 1960 he won Estonian Correspondence Chess Cha ...

(born 1940), Estonian chess master *

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

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Ludolf von Alvensleben (Major General) Ludolf Arthur Herman von Alvensleben (11 November 1844 – 8 December 1912) was a Prussian major general from the German noble family von Alvensleben who was born in Potsdam and died in Halle an der Saale. He was married to Antoinette, Baroness of ...

(1844–1912), Prussian major general *

Ludolf von Alvensleben Ludolf-Hermann Emmanuel Georg Kurt Werner von Alvensleben (17 March 1901 – 1 April 1970) was a ''Schutzstaffel'' (SS) functionary of Nazi Germany. He held positions of SS and Police Leader in occupied Poland and the Soviet Union, and was indi ...

(1901-1970), Nazi official convicted ''in absentia'' for war crimes, son of the above *

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 planne ...

(1899-1953), Nazi official *

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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 N ...

(1876-1939), Danish composer, violinist, conductor, and pianist *

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 oriental studies, Orientalist Christoph Krehl (1825–1901). He studied at the Universities of ...

(1861-1937), German internist and physiologist

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