Caspar is a masculine given name. It may refer to:
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Caspar (magus), a name traditionally given to one of the Three Magi in the Bible who brought the baby Jesus gifts
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Caspar Austa (born 1982), Estonian cyclist
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Caspar Badrutt (1848–1904), Swiss businessman and pioneer of alpine resorts
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Caspar Barlaeus
Caspar Barlaeus (February 12, 1584 – January 14, 1648) was a Dutch polymath and Renaissance humanist, a theologian, poet, and historian.
Life
Born Caspar (Kaspar) van Baerle in Antwerp, Barlaeus' parents fled the city when it was occupied by Spa ...
(1584–1648), Dutch polymath, Renaissance humanist, theologian, poet and historian
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Caspar Bartholin the Elder (1585–1629), Danish theologian and medical professor
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Caspar Bartholin the Younger
Caspar Bartholin the Younger (; Latinized: ''Caspar Bartholin Secundus''; 10 September 1655 – 11 June 1738), was a Danish anatomist who first described the " Bartholin's gland" in the 17th century. The discovery of the Bartholin's gland is s ...
(1655–1738), Danish anatomist
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Caspar Buberl
Caspar Buberl (1834 – August 22, 1899) was an American sculptor. He is best known for his Civil War monuments, for the terra cotta relief panels on the Garfield Memorial in Cleveland, Ohio (depicting the various stages of James Garfield ...
(1834–1899), American sculptor
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Caspar del Bufalo
Gaspar Melchior Balthazar del Bufalo (January 6, 1786 – December 28, 1837), also known as Gaspare del Bufalo, was a Catholic priest and the founder of the Missionaries of the Precious Blood. Canonised as a saint in 1954, he is liturgically co ...
(1786–1837), Italian priest and saint
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Caspar Commelijn
Caspar Commelijn or Caspar Commelin (14 October 1668 Amsterdam – 25 December 1731 Amsterdam), was a Dutch botanist.
Life and work
He was the son of the bookseller, historian and publisher, Casparus Commelijn and his first wife, Margrieta Heyda ...
(1668–1731), Dutch botanist
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Caspar de Crayer (1582–1669), Flemish painter
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Caspar Cruciger the Younger (1525–1597), German theologian, son of Caspar Creuziger
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Caspar Creuziger or Caspar Cruciger the Elder (1504–1548), German humanist, professor of theology and preacher
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Caspar Einem
Caspar Einem (6 May 1948 – 9 September 2021) was an Austrian politician and minister (SPÖ). He served as a board member of Jetalliance.
Life and career
Einem was born in Salzburg, Allied-occupied Austria, the son of composer Gottfried von Ei ...
(born 1948), Austrian politician
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Caspar Ett (1788–1847), German composer and organist
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Caspar David Friedrich (1774–1840), German painter
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Caspar F. Goodrich
Caspar Frederick Goodrich (7 January 1847 – 26 January 1925) was an admiral of the United States Navy, who served in the Spanish–American War and World War I.
Biography
Goodrich was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Willi ...
(1847–1925), US Navy rear admiral
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Caspar René Gregory (1846–1917), American-born German theologian
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Caspar Frederik Harsdorff (1735–1799), Danish architect
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Caspar Hennenberger (1529–1600), German Lutheran pastor, historian and cartographer
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Caspar John (1903–1984), British First Sea Lord and admiral of the fleet
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Caspar Lee (1994), South African YouTuber and actor
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Caspar Memering (born 1953), German former footballer
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Caspar Neher (1897–1962), Austrian-German scenographer and librettist, best known for his work with Bertolt Brecht
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Caspar Netscher (1639–1684), Dutch painter
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Caspar Olevian (1536–1587), German theologian
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Caspar Peucer (1525–1602), German reformer, physician and scholar
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Caspar Georg Carl Reinwardt
Caspar Georg Carl Reinwardt (5 June 1773 in Lüttringhausen – 6 March 1854 in Leiden) was a Prussian-born Dutch botanist. He is considered to be the founding father of Bogor Botanical Garden in Indonesia.
Biography
In 1787 he was a ...
(1773–1854), Prussian-born Dutch botanist
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Caspar de Robles, (1527–1585), ruler of two provinces of the Netherlands
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Caspar Schoppe (1576–1649), German controversialist and scholar
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Caspar Schütz (c. 1540–1594), German historian
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Caspar Schwenckfeld (1489 or 1490–1561), German theologian, writer, preacher, Protestant Reformer and spiritualist
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Caspar Stoll (probably between 1725 and 1730–1791), Dutch entomologist
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Caspar Voght (1752–1839), German merchant and social reformer
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Caspar Weinberger (1917–2006), American politician and U.S. Secretary of Defense
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Caspar Wessel (1745–1818), Norwegian-Danish mathematician and cartographer
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Caspar Wistar (glassmaker) (1696–1752), German-born glassmaker and landowner in Pennsylvania
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Caspar Wistar (physician) (1761–1818), American physician and anatomist, grandson of the above
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Caspar van Wittel (1652 or 1653–1736), Dutch painter
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Caspar Whitney (1864–1929), American author, editor, explorer and war correspondent
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Caspar Friedrich Wolff (1735–1794), German physiologist and one of the founders of embryology
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Caspar Wrede (1929–1998), Finnish film and theatre director
Places
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Caspar, California
Caspar is a unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California, United States. It is located on the Pacific Ocean, north of Mendocino, at an elevation of . It is bounded on three sides by state parks: the historic 1909 Point Cabrillo L ...
Fictional characters
*Caspar von Bergliez, a fictional character from the video game ''
Fire Emblem: Three Houses''
See also
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Casper (given name)
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Masculine given names