What is "ludwig"

masc. proper name, from Old High German hlud(o)wig, literally "famous in war," from Proto-Germanic *hluda- "heard of, famous" (see loud) + *wiga "war." Compare Louis.

Ludwig may refer to:

• Ludwig (given name), a German name
• Ludwig (surname), a German surname
• Ludwig Wittgenstein, philosopher
• Ludwig (film), a 1972 film by Luchino Visconti about Ludwig II of Bavaria
• Ludwig: Requiem for a Virgin King, a 1972 film by Hans-Jürgen Syberberg about Ludwig II of Bavaria
• Ludwig (cartoon), a 1977 animated children's series
• Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
• Ludwig Drums, manufacturer
• Ludwig von Mises Institute, a libertarian academic research organization
• Ludwig, later Ludwig & Company, a New-York-based piano manufacturer in the early 20th century
• Ludwig, a neo-nazi signal used by the serial killers Wolfgang Abel and Marco Furlan
• "Ludwig", a 1967 song by Al Hirt
• Ludwig von Koopa, a video game character from the Mario franchise
• Ludwig Beilschmidt, the national personification of Germany from the webmanga series Hetalia: Axis Powers

Ludwig is a small lunar impact crater that is located just beyond the eastern limb of the Moon, placing it on the far side from the Earth. It lies just to the east of the much larger crater Hirayama, and to the north of Ganskiy.

The rim of this crater is worn, and is somewhat lower in the northern half. The inner walls are uneven slopes that lead down to the interior floor. Three small craters lie on the floor, with a joined pair located to the north of the midpoint and the other along the southwest inner wall. The floor is otherwise relatively level and featureless.

Ludwig is a 1972 film directed by Italian director Luchino Visconti about the life and death of King Ludwig II of Bavaria. Helmut Berger stars as Ludwig, Romy Schneider reprises her role as Empress Elisabeth of Austria (from the 1955 film Sissi and its two sequels).

The film was made in Munich and other parts of Bavaria at these locations: Roseninsel, Berg Castle, Lake Starnberg, Castle Herrenchiemsee, Castle Hohenschwangau, Linderhof Palace, Cuvilliés Theatre, Nymphenburg Palace, Ettal, Kaiservilla and Neuschwanstein Castle. Visconti suffered a stroke during filming.

Ludwig is a surname of German origin. It is derived from the Old High German given name Ludwig, which means "famous warrior". As a surname, Ludwig may refer to:

• Albert Ludwig (born 1919), Canadian politician
• Alexander Ludwig (born 1992), Canadian actor
• Alice Ludwig (1910–1973), German film editor
• Andy Ludwig (born 1964), American football coach
• Bob Ludwig (born 1945), American sound engineer
• Brandon Ludwig (born 1985), Canadian actor
• Carl Ludwig (1816–1895), German physiologist
• Christa Ludwig (born 1928), German singer
• Christian Gottlieb Ludwig (1709–1773), German botanist
• Craig Ludwig (born 1961), American ice hockey player
• Daniel K. Ludwig (1897–1992), American businessman
• David Ludwig (composer) (born 1974), American composer
• Duane Ludwig (born 1978), American mixed martial artist
• Edmund V. Ludwig (born 1928), American judge
• Edward Ludwig (1899–1982), American film director
• Emil Ludwig (1881–1948), Swiss writer
• Franz Ludwig (1876–1927), German actor
• Friedrich Ludwig (painter) (1895–1970), German painter
• Geeske Ludwig (born 1967), Dutch cricketer
• Jens Ludwig (born 1977), German musician
• Jens Ludwig (economist) (born 1968), American economist
• Joe Ludwig (born 1959), Australian politician
• Ken Ludwig (born 1950), American playwright
• Klaus Ludwig (born 1949), German race driver
• Laura Ludwig (born 1986), German beach volleyball player
• Martha L. Ludwig (1931–2006), American scientist
• Olaf Ludwig (born 1960), German cyclist
• Otto Ludwig (writer) (1813–1865), German writer
• William Ludwig (1912–1999), American writer

Ludwig was a surreal 1977 British-made children's cartoon animation about a magical egg-shaped gemstone who lived in a forest. Twenty-five 5-minute episodes were made.

The programme was produced by father and son team, Mirek and Peter Lang. Peter went on to animate Pigeon Street. Mirek and Peter wrote the stories with Jane Tann and Susan Kodicek. The scripts were edited by Michael Cole. Peter did the artwork. The music was arranged and played by Paul Reade. Jon Glover provided the voice of the birdwatcher. Mirek and Peter shared the animation, with Mirek doing about 80%.

Peter writes:

"In the late seventies I made the series, Ludwig, for the BBC with my father, Mirek Lang. It was shown in the highly prized afternoon pre-news slot a number of times and those who still remember it seem to recall it with a befuddled fondness. It also did quite well abroad. I wrote and illustrated the "Ludwig 1979 Annual", SBN 7235 0476 8 and designed 4 x jigsaw puzzles for Ravensburger. An excellent soundtrack album, played and arranged by Paul Reade and friends was released."

"The series was shot on 16mm film, on a wind up Bolex camera in a spare bedroom in our flat in Buckland Crescent, Swiss Cottage, London NW3."

"The quality of the prints was never very satisfactory but recently, I came across a company, Westpoint TV, who restore film at a relatively reasonable cost and had the series digitised. I felt I owed it to my late father, Mirek died 16/12/2005, to keep it from deteriorating even further. I don't think I've watched the programmes since making them, but while I was archiving them I did, and was surprised at how fresh, funny and watchable they are."

"Before coming to England in 1968 my father worked in Newsreel and then in Czech Television, writing and directing current affairs programmes. What is interesting about Ludwig is that it is just that - an animated "fly on the wall" documentary."

"Ludwig, a mysterious mischievous being with a love of classical music contrives situations for the animal inhabitants of the wood, sees how they handle them and ultimately sorts out the mess he caused."

"I am now toying with the idea of a sequel."

The character's name came from Ludwig van Beethoven, whose music he played in the background. The series consisted of 25 five-minute episodes, in each of which something would happen to the animals of the forest and Ludwig would come to the rescue. His "body" facets would open up and out would pop arms, legs, gadgets or even a helicopter rotor blade when he needed to get somewhere fast. He was constantly watched by a human birdwatcher (voiced by Jon Glover) who had a deerstalker and large binoculars. This character was both the viewer's point of view and narrator, as no other character talked. At the end of every episode Ludwig played the final movement of Beethoven's first symphony through the credits.

In the USA, Ludwig was one of the cartoons featured in Captain Kangaroo.

In 2011 Charlie Brooker showed a short spoof of Ludwig, called Orlov, in the first part of his series How TV Ruined Your Life.

Ludwig is an Old High German given name. Etymologically, the name can be traced back to the Germanic name Hludwig, composed of Hlud or Hluth meaning "famous", and Wig meaning "war". Nicknames are Ludva, Ludia, Luděk, Viky.

Ludwig may refer to several notable persons:

In art:

• Ludwig Mestler, an Austrian artist noted for his watercolor painting
• Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, a German painter and printmaker
• Ludwig Merwart, an Austrian painter and graphic artist
• Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, a German American architect

In botany:

• Ludwig Reichenbach, a German botanist
• Carl Ludwig Blume, a German-Dutch botanist
• Carl Ludwig Willdenow, a German botanist

In economics:

• Ludwig von Mises, an Austrian economist
• Ludwig Roselius, a German coffee baron

In German nobility:

• Ludwig I, count of Württemberg (1143–1158)
• Ludwig II, count of Württemberg (1158–1181)
• Ludwig I, count of Württemberg-Urach (1419–1450)
• Ludwig II, count of Württemberg-Urach (1450–1457)
• Ludwig IV, landgrave of Thuringia (1200–1227)
• Ludwig I of Bavaria, king of Bavaria (1825–1848)
• Ludwig II of Bavaria, king of Bavaria (1864–1886)
• Ludwig III of Bavaria, last king of Bavaria (1913–1918)
• Nicolaus Ludwig Zinzendorf, count of Zinzendorf and Pottendorf (1700–1760)
• Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine (1877–1892) (also known in English as Louis IV)

In literature:

• Emil Ludwig, a German writer
• Ludwig Bemelmans, an American author and children's book writer and illustrator
• Ludwig Thoma, a German author
• Ludwig Tieck, a German poet
• Ludwig Uhland, a German poet

In medicine:

• Ludwig Aschoff, a German physician and pathologist

In music:

• Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827), German composer and pianist
• Ludwig-Musser, manufacturer of drums and percussion instruments
• Ludwig Minkus, an Austrian composer and violin virtuoso
• Ludwig Spohr (1784–1859), German composer, violinist and conductor.

In philosophy:

• Ludwig Wittgenstein, Austrian philosopher who contributed several ground-breaking works to contemporary philosophy
• Ludwig Andreas Feuerbach, a German philosopher

In physics and chemistry:

• Ludwig Boltzmann, an Austrian physicist
• Ludwig Prandtl, a German physicist
• Ludwig Mond, a German chemist

In politics:

• Ludwig Erhard, a West German chancellor
• Ludwig Scotty, president of Nauru
• Count Ludwig von Cobenzl, an Austrian diplomat and politician

In Modeling

• Ludwig Hällström Sander, a Swedish model

In other fields:

• Ludwig Beck, a German general in Nazi Germany, who was involved in an assassination plot against Hitler
• Carl Ludwig Koch, a German entomologist
• Ludwig Müller, leader of the Protestant Reich Church
• Ludwig Leichhardt, a Prussian explorer
• Ludwig Ortiz, a Venezuelan judoka
• Ludwig Rödl, a German chess master
• Ludwig von Benedek, an Austrian general
• Ludwig von Erlichshausen, grand master of the Teutonic Knights
• Ludwig Gehre, a German resistance fighter during World War II
• Ludwig Binswanger, a Swiss psychiatrist
• Ludwig Schläfli, a Swiss geometer who made important contributions to higher-dimensional spaces
• Ludwig von Bertalanffy, an Austrian-born biologist known as one of the founders of general systems theory.
• Ludwig Ingwer Nommensen, a German Lutheran missionary to Sumatra who also translated the New Testament into the native Batak language.
• Ludwig, Elephant at the Munich Zoo