# Ludolf

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'''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](/source/Ludolph). People with the name include:

* [George Philipp Ludolf von Beckedorff](/source/George_Philipp_Ludolf_von_Beckedorff) (1778-1858), prominent Prussian Roman Catholic convert and parliamentarian

==Surname==
* [Hiob Ludolf](/source/Hiob_Ludolf) (1624–1704), German orientalist
* [Heinrich Wilhelm Ludolf](/source/Heinrich_Wilhelm_Ludolf) (1655–1712), German diplomat and linguist
* [Jaan Ludolf](/source/Jaan_Ludolf) (born 1940), Estonian chess master
* [Julius Ludolf](/source/Julius_Ludolf) (1893–1947), SS officer and concentration camp commandant executed for war crimes

==Given name==
* [Ludolf von Alvensleben (Major General)](/source/Ludolf_von_Alvensleben_(Major_General)) (1844–1912), Prussian major general
* [Ludolf von Alvensleben](/source/Ludolf_von_Alvensleben) (1901-1970), Nazi official convicted ''in absentia'' for war crimes, son of the above
* [Ludolf Jakob von Alvensleben](/source/Ludolf_Jakob_von_Alvensleben) (1899-1953), Nazi official
* [Ludolf Bakhuizen](/source/Ludolf_Bakhuizen) (1630–1708), Dutch painter
* [Ludolf Nielsen](/source/Ludolf_Nielsen) (1876-1939), Danish composer, violinist, conductor, and pianist
* [Ludolf von Krehl](/source/Ludolf_von_Krehl) (1861-1937), German internist and physiologist

==See also==
* [Ludolph](/source/Ludolph)
* [Rudolph (disambiguation)](/source/Rudolph_(disambiguation))

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Category:German masculine given names
Category:Masculine given names
Category:German-language surnames
Category:Given names derived from animals

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