Leuchsner George Ludwig , (or Leuxner,) was a convert of Ernest Sohner's at Altorf. He is incidentally mentioned by Sandius, who calls him Leuschner by mistake. Zeltner gives a full account of him, in his "Historia Crypto-Socinismi;" and describes him as an artful propagator of the Socinian heresy. He was a native of Biberach, a small town of Franconia, which is commonly known by the name of Marck Bibrach. He entered the University of Altorf, with his brother, John Leuchsner, on the 1st of December, 1595, and there continued the study of Jurisprudence till the year 1600, when he left. The name, by which he was known among the Altorfians, was Luceius or Xenuleius. He was related to Sohner ; and this relationship led to the formation of an intimate acquaintance. By Sohner he was early imbued with Socinian notions. 

Smalcius, under the date, July 5th, 1602, says, "Ludwig Leuchsner, a noble Frank, came to Lublin, and I went with him and Paul Krokier from Lublin to Solinus." (Apud Zeltn. pp. 1174, 1175.) It would be interesting to learn with certainty who this Solinus was. The only Socinian, who is known to have been called Solinus was John Crellius, who could not, at this time, have been more than twelve years of age. Zeltner, therefore, suspects that Sohner, whose name in Latin was sometimes written Sonnerus, as if from Sonne, (the Sun,) may be the person intended. But is it not more probable, that Solinus is a mistake for Socinus ? Leuchsner is mentioned as one of those, who were present, with Faust Socin and others, at a Synod held at Racow, in the year 1602, which lasted from the 7th to the 19th of October. The name of Paul Krokier also is mentioned next to that of Leuchsner ; and Smalcius was one of the Ministers present. This combination of circumstances, taken in connexion with the fact, that it was customary, among the Polish Socinians, at that time, to introduce promising young men to Socin, as the most influential person in their body, gives great weight to the above conjecture, and renders it in the highest degree probable, that it was to Socinus, and not to Solinus, that Smalcius went, accompanied by Ludwig Leuchsner and Paul Krokier.

While at Racow, Leuchsner was recognized as a Brother, and received the right hand of fellowship ; and after visiting different parts of the world, he returned from Italy to Nuremberg, in the year 1604. He formed an intimacy with Gittichius, and other Socinians ; and was very zealous in procuring the administration of the Lord's Supper among the Socinian Brethren at Altorf, when he returned.

(Vidend. Sandii B. A. p. 175. Sock, Hist. Ant. T. I . pp. 430, 431. Zettneri Hist. Crypto-Socin. Altorf. pp. 129—144. 147. 250—252. 496. Smalcii Diarium, A. D. 1602.)

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