Lucius Verijs

See Antoninus, Marcus Aurelius.

Lucon

Lucon, a town of France, in the department of Vendee, on a navigable canal which connects it with the sea, about 55 m. S. S. E. of Nantes; pop. in 1866, 6,608. It is the seat of a bishop, and has a theological seminary and a communal college. There are manufactories of linen and china ware. In June, 1793, the republicans obtained here a victory over the Vendeans.

Lucon #1

See Luzon.

Lucrenwalde

Lucrenwalde, a town of Prussia, in the province of Brandenburg, on the left bank of the Nuthe, 30 m. S. by W. of Berlin; pop. in 1871', 13,527. It is on the railway from Berlin to Leipsic, and has numerous tanneries, breweries, distilleries, iron works, paper mills, dye houses, brick kilns, and manufactories of woollen and linen cloth. It has long been especially noted for its broadcloth. The town has increased rapidly of late.

Lucretia

See Brutus, Lucius Junius.

Ludington

Ludington, a city of Mason co., Michigan, on Lake Michigan, at the mouth of Pere Marquette river, 125 m. N. W. of Lansing; pop. in 1874, about 2,500. The Flint and Pere Marquette railroad, completed to Reed City, 50 m. E., is to terminate at this point. The city has a considerable trade in lumber, shingles, wooden bowls, and tan bark, and con-tains about 25 stores, seven saw mills, a shingle mill, a planing mill, a foundery and machine shop, two banks, three hotels, a large school house, and a weekly newspaper. It was laid out in September, 1867.

Ludlow

Ludlow, a parliamentary borough of Shropshire, England, on the Teme, 23 m. S. of Shrewsbury; pop. in 1871, 6,203. It has a cruciform parish church, a free grammar school founded in the reign of Edward VI., a small theatre, and a library. Ludlow is one of the small boroughs which until recently retained the right of sending two members to the house of commons, but which now return only one.

Ludolphus, Or Ludolf, Job

Ludolphus, Or Ludolf, Job, a German orientalist, born in Erfurt, June 15, 1624, died in Frankfort, April 8, 1704. He was educated at the university of Leyden, and in 1649 visited Rome, and perfected himself in the knowledge of Ethiopic by conversation with certain Abys-sinians who were then sojourning in that city. He afterward filled various official posts, and in 1690 he was made president of the academy of history at Frankfort, where his latter years were spent. He was the author of many works, relating especially to Ethiopia and its language.

Ludovico Cardi

Ludovico Cardi, called also Cigoli, a Florentine painter, born at the castle of Cigoli, in Tuscany, in 1559, died in Rome in 1613. He was the pupil of Santo di Titi, but was indebted for his success to a careful study of the works of Correggio. His " St. Peter healing the Lame," now destroyed, was regarded as inferior only to the " Transfiguration " of Raphael. His other most esteemed pictures are "St. Jerome " and the " Conversion of St. Paul" at Rome, the "Martyrdom of St. Stephen," the "Trinity," " Mary Magdalene," and the "Ecce Homo," at Florence. He enjoyed a considerable reputation also as an architect, and designed the fine Renuccini palace at Florence, as well as many palaces and public edifices there and at Rome; he excelled also in some degree as an engraver, and published a treatise on perspective.