# Lodewijk Elzevir

> Lodewijk Elzevir, originally Lodewijk or Louis Elsevier or Elzevier, was a printer, born in the city of Leuven. He was the founder of the House of Elzevir, which printed works such as "Two New Sciences", written by Galileo, at a time when his work was suppressed for religious reasons. Although the House of Elzevir ceased publishing in 1712, the modern Dutch Elsevier company was founded in 1880 and took its name from the historic Dutch publishing house.

*Belgian printer (1540-1617)*

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## Identity
- **Country:** Netherlands
- **Born:** 1540
- **Died:** 1617-02-04
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Sources
- [Эльзевир, Лодевейк](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AD%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B7%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%80%2C_%D0%9B%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%B9%D0%BA)
- [Lodewijk Elzevier](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lodewijk_Elzevier)
- [Louis Elsevier](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Elsevier)
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- [Lodewijk Elsevier](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lodewijk_Elsevier)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q358635)

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