Ludovico

Ludovico di Varthema, also known as Barthema and Vertomannus (c. 1470 – 1517), was an Italian traveller, diarist and aristocrat known for being one of the first non-Muslim Europeans to enter Mecca as a pilgrim. Nearly everything that is known about his life comes from his own account of his travels, Itinerario de Ludouico de Varthema Bolognese, published in Rome in 1510.

Ludovico Geymonat (May 11, 1908 – November 29, 1991) was an Italian Marxist philosopher, who gave an original turn to dialectical materialism. Member of the Italian Communist Party (PCI), later he was a supporter of the Communist Refoundation Party founded when PCI turned into the Partito Democratico della Sinistra.

Ludovico Brea (c. 1450 – c. 1523) was an Italian painter of the Renaissance, active mainly in and near Genoa. Brea was born into a family of coopers in Nice, and later moving to Liguria, he painted numerous altarpieces that displayed both Lombardy and Flemish influences. One of his pupils was Teramo Piaggio.

Ludovico Ariosto (8 September 1474 – 6 July 1533) was an Italian poet. He is best known as the author of the romance epic Orlando Furioso (1516). The poem, a continuation of Matteo Maria Boiardo's Orlando Innamorato, describes the adventures of Charlemagne, Orlando, and the Franks as they battle against the Saracens with diversions into many sideplots. The poem is transformed into a satire of the chivalric tradition. Ariosto composed the poem in the ottava rima rhyme scheme and introduced narrative commentary throughout the work.

Ludovico Camangi was an Italian politician. He represented the Italian Republican Party in the Constituent Assembly of Italy from 1946 to 1948 and in the Chamber of Deputies from 1948 to 1968.

Ludovico Einaudi (1955-) is an Italian composer and pianist.

Ludovico Cardi (Cigoli) (1559-1613) was a Florentine painter.

Ludovico (or Lodovico) Carracci (21 April 1555 – 13 November 1619) was an Italian, early-Baroque painter, etcher, and printmaker born in Bologna.

Famous Usage: In the novel "A Clockwork Orange" the form of behavioral conditioning the government uses on Alex, the main character, is called the "Ludovico technique."

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I wonder if Burgess, the author, used it with the knowledge that it was derived from Ludwig, the first name of Beethoven, whom Alex adores. The government also uses Beethoven's music, along with other classic composers, as background during the Ludovico treatments, since it promotes empathy.