List of Famous people named Lodewijk

Here are some famous Lodewijks:

Lodewijk van den Berg

First Name Lodewijk
Born on March 24, 1932 (age 92)

Lodewijk van den Berg is a Dutch American chemical engineer, specializing in crystal growth, who flew on a 1985 Space Shuttle Challenger mission as a Payload Specialist.

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Lodewijk Woltjer

First Name Lodewijk
Born on April 26, 1930
Died on August 25, 2019 (aged 89)

Lodewijk Woltjer was an astronomer, and the son of astronomer Jan Woltjer. He studied at the University of Leiden under Jan Oort earning a PhD in astronomy in 1957 with a thesis on the Crab Nebula. This was followed by post-doctoral research appointments to various American universities and the subsequent appointment of professor of theoretical astrophysics and plasma physics in the University of Leiden. From 1964 to 1974 he was Rutherford Professor of Astronomy and Chair of the Astronomy Department at Columbia University in New York. From 1975 to 1987 he was Director General of the European Southern Observatory (ESO), where he initiated the construction of the Very Large Telescope. In 1994–1997 he was President of the International Astronomical Union. Woltjer was honored in 1987 with the Karl Schwarzschild Medal.

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Lodewijk Elzevir

First Name Lodewijk
Born on January 1, 1540
Died on February 4, 1617 (aged 77)

Lodewijk Elzevir, originally Lodewijk or Louis Elsevier or Elzevier, was a printer, born in the city of Leuven. He was the founder of the House of Elzevir, which printed, for example, "Two New Sciences", a work of Galileo, at a time when his work was suppressed for religious reasons. Although the House of Elzevir ceased publishing in 1712, the modern Dutch Elsevier company was founded in 1880 and took its name from the historic Dutch publishing house.

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Lodewijk I van Erbach

First Name Lodewijk
Died on April 12, 1643
Born in Germany, Hesse

Louis I, Count of Erbach-Erbach, was a German prince member of the House of Erbach and ruler over Erbach, Freienstein, Michelstadt, Bad König and Wildenstein.

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Lodewijk Willem van Baden

Ludwig Wilhelm Karl Friedrich Berthold von Baden
First Name Lodewijk
Born on June 12, 1865
Died on February 23, 1888 (aged 22)
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Lodewijk I van Chalon-Tonnerre

First Name Lodewijk
Born on November 30, 1338
Died on November 30, 1397 (aged 59)
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Lodewijk Asscher

Lodewijk Frans Asscher is a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA) and jurist. He served as Leader of the Labour Party from 10 December 2016 and the Parliamentary leader of the Labour Party in the House of Representatives from 23 March 2017 until 14 January 2021.

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Lodewijk De Witte

First Name Lodewijk
Born on December 12, 1954 (age 70)

Lodewijk (Lode) De Witte is the former governor of the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant.

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Lodewijk van Brunswijk

First Name Lodewijk
Born on November 30, 1348
Died on November 5, 1367 (aged 18)
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Lodewijk II van Chalon-Tonnerre

First Name Lodewijk
Born on January 1, 1380
Died on January 1, 1422 (aged 42)
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