Ludovicus or Ludowicus is a Latinized form of the Germanic masculine given name Hludwig ("Louis"). It has been used as a baptismal name in the Low Countries, especially in Belgium; bearers often use(d) Lodewijk or short forms like Lode, Lou, Louis, or Ludo in daily life. People with the name include:
Latinized name
Ludovicus Blosius (Louis de Blois; 1506–1566), Belgian monk and mystical writer
Ludovicus Cappellus (Louis Cappel; 1585–1658), French Protestant churchman and scholar
Ludovicus Carrio Brugensis (Louis Carrion; 1547–1595), Flemish humanist and classical scholar
Ludovicus Episcopius (Ludovicus de Bisschop; c.1520–1595), Flemish composer
Ludovicus Finsonius (Louis Finson; c.1575–1617), Flemish Baroque painter
Ludovicus Mamburgus (Louis Maimbourg; 1610–1686), French Jesuit and historian
Ludovicus Molinaeus (Lewis Du Moulin; 1606–1680), French Huguenot physician and controversialist in England
Ludovicus Nonnius [fr; la; nl] (Luis Nuñez; 1553–1645), Flemish physician and humanist
Ludovicus Rabus (Ludwig Rab; 1523–1592), German Lutheran theologian
Ludovicus a S. Carolo (Louis Jacob; 1608–1670), French Carmelite scholar, writer and bibliographer
Ludovicus Sanctus (Lodewijk Heiligen; 1304–1361), Flemish Benedictine monk and music theorist
Ludovicus Thomassinus (Louis Thomassin; 1619–1695), French theologian and Oratorian
Ludovicus Tubero (1459–1527), Ragusan historian
Ludovicus Casparus Valckenarius (Lodewijk Caspar Valckenaer; 1715–1785), Dutch classical scholar
Ludovicus Vives (Luis Vives; 1493–1540), Valencian scholar and humanist in the Southern Netherlands
Adopted/monastic name
Ludovicus Baba (ルイス馬場, died 1624), Japanese Franciscan missionary and saint
Ludovicus de Beaumanoir, pseudonym of Louis Richeome (1544–1625), French Jesuit theologian and controversialist.
Ludovicus Sasada (ルイス笹田, 1598–1624), Japanese Franciscan missionary and saint
Birth name
Ludovicus F.J. "Louis" Ancot [nl; sv] (1803–1836), Flemish pianist
Ludovicus Henricus "Lode" Baekelmans [de; eo; nl; sv] (1879–1965), Belgian naturalist writer
Ludovicus de Bisschop (c.1520–1595), Flemish composer
P. Ludovicus "Louis" Brion (1782–1821), Belgian-Curaçaon officer, admiral for Venezuela and Colombia
Ludovicus "Louis" de Dieu (1590–1642), Dutch Protestant minister and orientalist
Ludovicus Makeblijde (1565–1630), Flemish Jesuit, poet and hymn writer
Ludovicus Neefs (1617–c.1649), Flemish Baroque painter
Ludovicus Jacobus "Lodewijk" Rogier [fr; nl] (1894–1974), Dutch teacher and historian
Ludovicus Schoenmaekers (born 1931), Belgian swimmer
Ludovicus Stornebrink (1847–1941), Dutch-born Japanese businessman
Ludovicus M. M. Van Iersel (1893–1987), Dutch-born Sergeant in the United States Army
Ludovicus Carolus "Lode" Zielens (1901–1944), Belgian novelist and journalist
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and scholar Ludovicus Carrio Brugensis (Louis Carrion; 1547–1595), Flemish humanist and classical scholar Ludovicus Episcopius (Ludovicus de Bisschop;...
Loudovikos ton Anogeion (Greek: Λουδοβίκος των Ανωγείων) is the performing name of George Dramountanis, a contemporary Greek musician and composer from...
Louis Finson, Lodewijk Finson or Ludovicus Finsonius (between 1574 and 1580 – 1617) was a Flemish painter, draughtsman, copyist and art dealer. He painted...
Ludwig or Ludovicus van Beethoven the Elder (born Lodewijk van Beethoven (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈloːdəʋɛik fɑm ˈbeːt(ɦ)oːvə(n)]); (?) January 5, 1712...
lit. 'Juan Luis Vives'; Catalan: Joan Lluís Vives i March; Dutch: Jan Ludovicus Vives; 6 March 1493 – 6 May 1540) was a Spanish (Valencian) scholar and...
from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2016. Ludovicus Schoenmaekers at World Aquatics Ludovicus Schoenmaekers at Olympedia v t e...
Egbert Ludovicus Viele (/ˈviːli/) (June 17, 1825 – April 22, 1902) was a civil engineer and United States Representative from New York from 1885 to 1887...
Ludovicus Sasada, OFM, also known as Louis Sasada or ルイス笹田, (1598 – 25 August 1624) was a Catholic priest from Japan and a member of the Order of Friars...
Ludovicus Carretus was a physician and a Jewish convert to Catholic Christianity of the sixteenth century. He lived at Florence. He was a native of France...
Lodewijk Heyligen (also known as Ludovicus Sanctus de Beeringhen, Lodewijk Heiligen, Ludovicus Sanctus, Heyliger of Beeringhen, Ludwig van Kempen and...
Lodewijk de Bisschop, Latinised as Ludovicus Episcopius (c. 1520 in Mechelen – 29 April 1595 in Straubing) was a Flemish Roman Catholic priest and composer...
Louis de Blois, O.S.B., (October 1506 – 7 January 1566) was a Flemish monk and mystical writer, generally known under the name of Blosius. Louis was born...
Ludovicus Baba, OFM, also known as Louis Baba or ルイス馬場 (died 25 August 1624) was a Franciscan Tertiary from Japan. He was beatified in July 1867 by Pope...
Lodovico della Torre (died July 30, 1365) was Patriarch of Aquileia from 1359 until 1365. His family had included several patriarchs of Aquileia: his great-uncle...
Johannes Marinus Ludovicus Adrianus Petrus Wirix (born 7 November 1836 – 30 December 1917) was a Dutch naval officer, who had been commander of the Royal...
Justus Ludwik Decjusz (German: Jost Ludwig Dietz, Latin: Iodocus Ludovicus Decius; 1485–1545) was a notable Polish burgher and diplomat of German origin...
Lewis Du Moulin (Ludovicus Molinaeus; pseudonym: Ludiomaeus Colvinus; 1606–1680) was a French Huguenot physician and controversialist, who settled in...
of the Hebrew Bible. SBL Press; 4 November 2016. ISBN 978-0-88414-194-5. pp. 73–74. "Cappel, Louis (Ludovicus Cappellus)" in The Jewish Encyclopedia...
Ludovicus Stornebrink (sometimes written as Ludowicus and also known as Louis Stornebrink), was the founder of the Yokohama Ice Works in Yokohama, Japan...
Ludovigo Galbiati or Ludovicus Galbiati (1577 – 23 May 1638) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Acerno (1637–1638). Ludovicus Galbiati was born...
Louis of Granada (1504 – 31 December 1588), was a Dominican friar who was noted as theologian, writer and preacher. His beatification process has been...
Donato is believed to have been executed around January 1386. Donati, Ludovicus de Venetiis. "Text by fr Robert Melnick ofmconv and fr Joseph Word ofmconv"...
Johannes Ludovicus Paquay (17 November 1828 - 1 January 1905), also known as Valentinus, was a Belgian Roman Catholic priest and a professed member from...
Louis Carrion (Ludovicus Carrio) (1547 – 23 June 1595) was a Flemish humanist and classical scholar. He is known for his precocious edition of the Argonautica...
Ludovicus Cerva Tubero (Serbo-Croatian: Ludovik Crijević Tuberon, Italian: Ludovico Cerva Tuberon, his surname is also written Cervarius; 1459–1527),...
1622 Blessed Louis Baba – 25 August 1624 Blessed Ludovicus Maki Soetsu – 7 September 1627 Blessed Ludovicus Matsuo Soyemon – 16 August 1627 Blessed Lucia...
Jacobus Ludovicus Cornet (1815, in Leiden – 1882, in Leiden), also known by his initials as J.L. Cornet, was a Dutch painter and draughtsman. He often...
Ludovicus Maria Matheus Van Iersel (19 October 1893 – 9 June 1987) was a Sergeant in United States Army, Company M, 9th Infantry, 2d Division during World...
Ludwig Rabus (also Rab or Günzer) (10 October 1523 – 22 July 1592) was a German Lutheran theologian and Protestant reformer. He was born in Memmingen,...
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