One thing, though: it seems clear from Duckburg U.S.A. that Ludwig is just arriving in Duckburg then. He didn't leave Vienna before the War. (Or, well, he did, considering Symposium of Popular Song, but then had gone back by the 1930's.)
In Walt Disney's narrative introducing Ludwig in "The Hunting Instinct", he says Ludwig went to "Oxford, Cambridge and Heidelberg". Maybe after leaving Vienna, he spent several years attending those universities, maybe taught elsewhere, then applied for and obtained a position at Coot University, and his arrival in Duckburg to start lecturing there is what the events in "Duckburg, USA" were chronicling? (I haven't read that story yet, so if the facts contradict me on that, please let me know).
One thing, though: it seems clear from Duckburg U.S.A. that Ludwig is just arriving in Duckburg then. He didn't leave Vienna before the War. (Or, well, he did, considering Symposium of Popular Song, but then had gone back by the 1930's.)
In Walt Disney's narrative introducing Ludwig in "The Hunting Instinct", he says Ludwig went to "Oxford, Cambridge and Heidelberg". Maybe after leaving Vienna, he spent several years attending those universities, then applied for and obtained a position at Coot University, and his arrival in Duckburg to start teaching there is what the events in "Duckburg, USA" were chronicling? (I haven't read that story yet, so if the facts contradict me on that, please let me know).
Alright, so what is this Coot Universtiy you keep mentioning? Never seen that before. Ludwig seems to survive on a diet of random lectures he gives just about everywhere about everything, rather than having tenure at any particular institute.
Alright, so what is this Coot Universtiy you keep mentioning? Never seen that before. Ludwig seems to survive on a diet of random lectures he gives just about everywhere about everything, rather than having tenure at any particular institute.
I believe the idea that Ludwig teaches at Coot University was introduced by IDW in some of their recent translations of Italian stories. One can safely ignore it, of course, since it isn't integral to Ludwig's presence in Duckburg, although it does give him a good reason to live there.
EDIT: The English translation of this story is apparently where it originated. More discussion on the subject here.
Alright, so what is this Coot Universtiy you keep mentioning? Never seen that before. Ludwig seems to survive on a diet of random lectures he gives just about everywhere about everything, rather than having tenure at any particular institute.
I believe the idea that Ludwig teaches at Coot University was introduced by IDW in some of their recent translations of Italian stories. One can safely ignore it, of course, since it isn't integral to Ludwig's presence in Duckburg, although it does give him a good reason to live there.
EDIT: The English translation of this story is apparently where it originated. More discussion on the subject here.
Ludwig could have also taught at Webfoot Tech, or U. of Calisota.
Alright, so what is this Coot Universtiy you keep mentioning? Never seen that before. Ludwig seems to survive on a diet of random lectures he gives just about everywhere about everything, rather than having tenure at any particular institute.
Tbh, that can be the case in real life. It's not a news for academic personnel to work in different institutes at the same time. As long as they are not the subject coordinator they may only need to host a few lectures for a whole semester.
Alright, so what is this Coot Universtiy you keep mentioning? Never seen that before. Ludwig seems to survive on a diet of random lectures he gives just about everywhere about everything, rather than having tenure at any particular institute.
I believe the idea that Ludwig teaches at Coot University was introduced by IDW in some of their recent translations of Italian stories. One can safely ignore it, of course, since it isn't integral to Ludwig's presence in Duckburg, although it does give him a good reason to live there.
EDIT: The English translation of this story is apparently where it originated. More discussion on the subject here.
Actually, it wasn't something we added in localization—Coot University was there in Lars Jensen's original.
I like this version. If one is truly wedded to the narrative of a Ludwig-Matilda pairing, either out of respect for Rosa or because of a personal affinity for the idea, it could also be proposed that the two were subsequently introduced to each other either by Donald (if it happened before the events of "Letter From Home"), or Scrooge (if it happened after those events). This would allow Ludwig to already have been Donald's uncle and a bachelor at the same time (as shown in the Disney animated specials and in the comic strips where he was dating Alice) when he first moved to Duckburg, and later acquire another relationship with Donald when Ludwig married Donald's aunt. But that part you can take or leave depending on whether you see Ludwig and Matilda married or not. This scenario respects "Barn Dance Doctor" and the German translation of "Duckburg USA" (which I see no reason to discount out of hand) as well as Barks' desire to have Ludwig be Donald's "uncle" through a non-Matilda route, but also Rosa's view, which a lot of the fandom has already accepted into personal headcanon. The only odd thing out is the original proposal that Ludwig is Donald's father's brother, but that was untenable from the start.
That seems very reasonable. I'll miss my Otto Duck theory, but facts are facts.
One thing, though: it seems clear from Duckburg U.S.A. that Ludwig is just arriving in Duckburg then. He didn't leave Vienna before the War. (Or, well, he did, considering Symposium of Popular Song, but then had gone back by the 1930's.)
Also, what to make of his grandmother Mother Goose?
I have not shown myself here for a long time, but here I am again.
My theory is valid with the theory that Ludwig is the grandchild of Mother the Goose.
From the story: inducks.org/story.php?c=I+TL++683-A&search=Eiburg%20Romano%20Scarpa is a goose that is a cousin of a Scrooge-like character. In my fanfiction, that Scrooge-like character is none other than Pothole McDuck. She is a McDuck mother who for this reason has become a The Goose. The grandmother of that goose is a Mother The Goose at least a namesake who descends from the legendary Mother The Goose. That mother went to divorce at one point and got married to Von Drake Sr. They had the child Ludwig together. Suddenly Von Drake Sr. left. somewhere else and left her with the child. She then married Humperdink. Then they separated again and she got the child again.
I believe the idea that Ludwig teaches at Coot University was introduced by IDW in some of their recent translations of Italian stories. One can safely ignore it, of course, since it isn't integral to Ludwig's presence in Duckburg, although it does give him a good reason to live there.
EDIT: The English translation of this story is apparently where it originated. More discussion on the subject here.
Actually, it wasn't something we added in localization—Coot University was there in Lars Jensen's original.
Thanks, David. And because Lars had established that name in that wonderfully stupid short story, I carried it over to my localization of "Tyrant of the Tides". I like the name "Coot University" better, gives Ludwig's school a little more distinction than the generic "University of Duckburg". And I heard no complaints from Francesco Artibani, the story's scribe, over this change.
Actually, it wasn't something we added in localization—Coot University was there in Lars Jensen's original.
Thanks, David. And because Lars had established that name in that wonderfully stupid short story, I carried it over to my localization of "Tyrant of the Tides". I like the name "Coot University" better, gives Ludwig's school a little more distinction than the generic "University of Duckburg". And I heard no complaints from Francesco Artibani, the story's scribe, over this change.
Its full name should be "Cornelius Coot University", just as Stanford University is really "Leland Stanford University".
Thanks, David. And because Lars had established that name in that wonderfully stupid short story, I carried it over to my localization of "Tyrant of the Tides". I like the name "Coot University" better, gives Ludwig's school a little more distinction than the generic "University of Duckburg". And I heard no complaints from Francesco Artibani, the story's scribe, over this change.
Its full name should be "Cornelius Coot University", just as Stanford University is really "Leland Stanford University".
Cornelius, or Clinton? Considering he founded the New Quackmore Institute also, it seems plausible Clinton might have founded the university. (Though I see that in the German translation of the original Lars Jensen story, it was explicitly Emil Erpel Universität, which I suppose is weak but extant evidence against my theory.)
Also definite proof that the art style is not reminiscent of Milt Kahl's artwork, as this is the most off-model Ludwig I have ever seen in my life. Sigh...
Speaking of off-model Ludwigs, feast your eyes on this monstrosity. Apparently a licensed Disney product.
Its full name should be "Cornelius Coot University", just as Stanford University is really "Leland Stanford University".
Cornelius, or Clinton? Considering he founded the New Quackmore Institute also, it seems plausible Clinton might have founded the university. (Though I see that in the German translation of the original Lars Jensen story, it was explicitly Emil Erpel Universität, which I suppose is weak but extant evidence against my theory.)
It may not have been founded by Cornelius Coot, but rather just named in his honor, considering that he's the founder of Duckburg and all.
That seems very reasonable. I'll miss my Otto Duck theory, but facts are facts.
One thing, though: it seems clear from Duckburg U.S.A. that Ludwig is just arriving in Duckburg then. He didn't leave Vienna before the War. (Or, well, he did, considering Symposium of Popular Song, but then had gone back by the 1930's.)
Also, what to make of his grandmother Mother Goose?
I have not shown myself here for a long time, but here I am again.
My theory is valid with the theory that Ludwig is the grandchild of Mother the Goose.
From the story: inducks.org/story.php?c=I+TL++683-A&search=Eiburg%20Romano%20Scarpa is a goose that is a cousin of a Scrooge-like character. In my fanfiction, that Scrooge-like character is none other than Pothole McDuck. She is a McDuck mother who for this reason has become a The Goose. The grandmother of that goose is a Mother The Goose at least a namesake who descends from the legendary Mother The Goose. That mother went to divorce at one point and got married to Von Drake Sr. They had the child Ludwig together. Suddenly Von Drake Sr. left. somewhere else and left her with the child. She then married Humperdink. Then they separated again and she got the child again.
I have not shown myself here for a long time, but here I am again.
My theory is valid with the theory that Ludwig is the grandchild of Mother the Goose.
From the story: inducks.org/story.php?c=I+TL++683-A&search=Eiburg%20Romano%20Scarpa is a goose that is a cousin of a Scrooge-like character. In my fanfiction, that Scrooge-like character is none other than Pothole McDuck. She is a McDuck mother who for this reason has become a The Goose. The grandmother of that goose is a Mother The Goose at least a namesake who descends from the legendary Mother The Goose. That mother went to divorce at one point and got married to Von Drake Sr. They had the child Ludwig together. Suddenly Von Drake Sr. left. somewhere else and left her with the child. She then married Humperdink. Then they separated again and she got the child again.
What do you think of this theory?
It's generally accepted that the "Scrooge" in Hero of Duckburg is not Pothole, or a McDuck ancestor at all, since he's the uncle of Donald Duck I, who is clearly of the Duck side of Donald's ancestry. He's usually known as Scrooge Duck. I don't see why you'd even suppose he was Pothole, they don't at all look or act alike.
