Carl Louis Nippert (October 11, 1852 – September 5, 1904) was a German-American engineer and politician, who served as the 26th lieutenant governor of Ohio in 1902. Nippert was born in Frankfurt to American parents, Louis and Meta Nippert. His father was from Cincinnati, Ohio, and was sent to Frankfurt to run a Methodist Episcopal Church seminary. The father returned to Walnut Hills, Cincinnati in the 1870s. Nippert studied engineering at the universities of Karlsruhe, Germany, and Zürich, Switzerland. After finishing his studies in 1874, he started working as an engineer in Frankfurt, Germany. In 1876 he migrated to the United States to work on the construction of the world fair in Philadelphia. Nippert worked as a school teacher (1877–1889) and principal (after 1891) in Cincinnati. During this time he advocated the German language. He graduated from Cincinnati Law School, In 1891 he became a

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. Eight years later he became a member of the

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for the

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. In 1901, Nippert was elected lieutenant governor of Ohio. He began his term January 1902. A vacancy opened for the Hamilton County Probate Judge, and Governor Nash appointed Nippert to the seat on May 1, 1902. He was elected to a three-year term on the court in 1903. In the United States, Nippert was a member of several German associations. Nippert was a

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and member of the

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Nippert married Elsie Hitscherich of Karlsruhe, and later married Katie Brill of Cincinnati on July 25, 1889. They had one daughter, who died in childhood. Nippert died of heart disease in 1904. Nippert Stadium at the University of Cincinnati is named for his nephew, James Gamble Nippert

References

* H. Dvorak, ''Biographisches Lexikon der Deutschen Burschenschaft'', Bd. 1, Teil 4, Heidelberg: 2000. {{DEFAULTSORT:Nippert, Carl Louis 1852 births 1904 deaths Lieutenant Governors of Ohio Ohio state court judges University of Cincinnati College of Law alumni German emigrants to the United States Ohio lawyers Republican Party Ohio state senators Politicians from Cincinnati University of Zurich alumni Karlsruhe Institute of Technology alumni Burials at Spring Grove Cemetery 19th-century American politicians 19th-century American judges