Christian Gottlieb Ludwig

Christian Gottlieb Ludwig (April 30, 1709 – May 7, 1773) was a German physician and botanist who was born in Brzeg, Silesia. He was the father of Christian L. Ludwig (1749–1784), who is known for his translations of Joseph Priestley's scientific experiments.

From 1728 he studied medicine and botany at the University of Leipzig, but due to lack of funds he was forced to discontinue his studies and took a job as a botanist on an expedition to Africa under the leadership of Johann Ernst Hebenstreit (1703–1757). In 1733 he resumed his studies, and in 1736 gave lectures at Leipzig. In 1737 he earned his doctorate under Augustin Friedrich Walther (1688–1746), and in 1740 became an associate professor of medicine. At Leipzig he would subsequently become a full professor of medicine (1747), pathology (1755), and therapy (1758).

Ludwig is remembered for his correspondence with Carl Linnaeus, particularly regarding discussions of latter's classification system. It was Linnaeus who named the plant genus Ludwigia in honor of Ludwig.

The standard author abbreviation Ludw. is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name.^[1]

Selected publications

• De vegetatione plantarum marinarum (1736)
• De sexu plantarum (dissertation- 1737)
• Institvtiones historico-physicae regni vegetabilis in usum auditorum adornatae... (1742)
• Institutiones medicinae clinicae praelectionibus academicis accomodatae (1758)
• Of lumbricis intestina perforantibus (1761)
• Ectypa vegetabilium (1760–1764)
• Adversaria medico-practica (3 volumes 1769–1773)
• Commentarii of rebus in scientia naturali and medicina gestis (Zeitschrift 1752–1806, Mitgründer)

References

• This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.
• Linnæus's Scientific Correspondents by Ann-Mari Jönsson

1. ^ "Author Query". International Plant Names Index. http://www.ipni.org/ipni/authorsearchpage.do. 

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Name	Ludwig, Christian Gottlieb
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Date of birth	April 30, 1709
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Date of death	May 7, 1773
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