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 (1778-1858), prominent Prussian Roman Catholic convert and parliamentarian
Surname
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Hiob Ludolf (1624–1704), German orientalist
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Heinrich Wilhelm Ludolf (1655–1712), German diplomat and linguist
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Jaan Ludolf (born 1940), Estonian chess master
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Julius Ludolf (1893–1947), SS officer and concentration camp commandant executed for war crimes
Given name
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Ludolf von Alvensleben (Major General) (1844–1912), Prussian major general
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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
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Ludolf Jakob von Alvensleben (1899-1953), Nazi official
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Ludolf Bakhuizen (1630–1708), Dutch painter
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Ludolf Nielsen (1876-1939), Danish composer, violinist, conductor, and pianist
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Ludolf von Krehl (1861-1937), German internist and physiologist
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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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Rudolph (disambiguation)
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German masculine given names
Masculine given names
German-language surnames
Given names derived from animals