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Ludovicus

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
  • (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