Christian Friedrich Ludwig
Christian Friedrich Ludwig was a German physician and naturalist. He was the son of botanist Christian Gottlieb Ludwig.
He studied medicine at the University of Leipzig, where in 1779 he obtained his habilitation. In 1780/81 he took a study trip to southern Germany, Switzerland, France, the Netherlands and England. Afterwards in Leipzig, he became an associate professor of medicine and natural history. In 1796 he was named a full professor of pathology, and he later attained professorships in therapy and materia medica and surgery. On two separate occasions he served as rector at the University of Leipzig.