Ludolf

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. People with the name include:

• George Philipp Ludolf von Beckedorff (1778-1858), prominent Prussian Roman Catholic convert and parliamentarian

• Hiob Ludolf (1624–1704), German orientalist
• Heinrich Wilhelm Ludolf (1655–1712), German diplomat and linguist
• Jaan Ludolf (born 1940), Estonian chess master
• Julius Ludolf (1893–1947), SS officer and concentration camp commandant executed for war crimes

• Ludolf von Alvensleben (Major General) (1844–1912), Prussian major general
• Ludolf von Alvensleben (1901-1970), Nazi official convicted in absentia for war crimes, son of the above
• Ludolf Jakob von Alvensleben (1899-1953), Nazi official
• Ludolf Bakhuizen (1630–1708), Dutch painter
• Ludolf Nielsen (1876-1939), Danish composer, violinist, conductor, and pianist
• Ludolf von Krehl (1861-1937), German internist and physiologist

• Ludolph
• Rudolph (disambiguation)

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