Carl Günther Ludovici

Carl Günther Ludovici (or Ludewig) (7 August 1707 – 5 July 1778) was a German philosopher, lexicographer and economist from Leipzig.

Ludovici was a member of the Prussian Academy of Sciences and the Leipzig Society of economics, the liberal arts and the German language.

Ludovici's primary work as a professor was the presentation and interpretation of the philosophical teachings of Christian Wolff and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz.

[citation needed] As editor, Ludovici introduced several innovations in the Great Universal Lexicon and a significantly increased its quality.

[citation needed] While editing Zedler's Universal Lexicon, Ludovici made a German translation from the French of the Dictionaire de commerce of Jacques Savary des Brûlons, which was published as the General Treasure Chamber between 1741 and 1743.