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Ludwig

American  
[luhd-wig, lood-vig, -wig, loot-vikh, lood-] / ˈlʌd wɪg, ˈlʊd vɪg, -wɪg, ˈlut vɪx, ˈlud- /

noun

  1. Emil Emil Cohn, 1881–1948, German biographer.

  2. a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “famous warrior.”


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“The Odyssey” composer Ludwig Göransson discusses his continuing collaborations with Christopher Nolan and Ryan Coogler, where to get great Swedish cinnamon buns and his go-to hair products.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

Majeti also reported support from the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

Judges were unmoved that Luitpold’s forebears had brewed in the region since 1260, written the purity law and invented Oktoberfest for his great-great-grandfather King Ludwig I’s 1810 wedding.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

TikTok food‑and‑drink creator Natalie Ludwig, who has more than 500,000 followers, has sampled Dunkin's cold drinks.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

“How small a thought it takes to fill someone’s whole life,” the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein wrote.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

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