Kaspar is a given name and surname which may refer to:
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Kaspar, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
Kaspar, Count Palatine of Palatine Zweibrücken, Zweibrücken and County of Veldenz, Veldenz (11 July 1459 – c. Summer 1527) was Palatine Zweibrücken, Duke of Zweibrücken from 1489 to 1490.
Life
He was the son of Louis I, Count Palatine of Z ...
(1459 – c. 1527)
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Kaspar Albrecht (1889–1970), Austrian architect and sculptor
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Kaspar Amort (1612–1675), German painter
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Caspar Aquila, sometimes spelled Kaspar, (1488–1560), German theologian and reformer
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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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Kaspar Anton von Baroni-Cavalcabo Kaspar Anton von Baroni-Cavalcabo (1682 in Sacco di Rovereto – 1759 in Rovereto) or Gaspare Antonio Cavalcabò Baroni was an Italian painter in a late Baroque period and style. During the greater part of his life he lived in Sacco, where he died. ...
(1682–1759), Italian painter
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Kaspar von Barth
Kaspar von Barth (21 June 1587 – 17 September 1658) was a German philologist and writer.
Barth was born at Küstrin (today Kostrzyn in Poland) in the Neumark region of Brandenburg. A precocious child, he was looked upon as a marvel of learning ...
(1587–1658), German philologist and writer
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Kaspar Bausewein
Kaspar Bausewein (15 November 1838, Aub – 18 November 1903, Munich) was a German operatic bass who was active at the Bavarian State Opera from 1858 through 1900. While there, he notably portrayed several characters in the world premieres of ope ...
(1838–1903), German operatic bass
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Gáspár Bekes
Gáspár Bekes de Kornyát (also ''Gáspár de Corniath Bekes'', ''Kornyáti Bekes Gáspár'', or ''Kaspar Bekes'', ''Caspar Bekesh''; 1520 – 7 November 1579) was a Hungarian nobleman who fought Stephen Báthory for the throne of Transylvania af ...
(1520–1579), Hungarian nobleman
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Kaspar Anton Karl van Beethoven
Kaspar Anton Karl van Beethoven (baptized 8 April 1774 – 15 November 1815) was a brother of the composer Ludwig van Beethoven.
Youth
Kaspar van Beethoven was born in Bonn, the second son of Johann van Beethoven and Maria Magdalena Keverich. He ...
(baptized 1774, died 1815), brother of composer Ludwig van Beethoven
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Kaspar Brandner
Kaspar is a given name and surname which may refer to:
Given name:
* Kaspar, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (1459 – c. 1527)
* Kaspar Albrecht (1889–1970), Austrian architect and sculptor
* Kaspar Amort (1612–1675), German painter
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(1916–1984), German World War II soldier awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
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Kaspar Braun (1807–1877), German wood engraver
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Kaspar Brunner
Kaspar Brunner (died 1561) was a Swiss mechanic best known for his construction of the clockwork of the Zytglogge, Bern's medieval clock-tower, in 1527–1530.
Of unknown origins, Brunner is first recorded in 1526 on the occasion of being appoi ...
(died 1561), Swiss mechanic best known for his construction of the clockwork of the Zytglogge, Bern's medieval clock tower
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Kaspar Capparoni
Gaspare "Kaspar" Capparoni (born 1 August 1964) is an Italian actor.
Biography
A native of Rome, Capparoni became a theater actor when he was 18, directed by Giuseppe Patroni Griffi. In 1984 he also appeared in the film ''Phenomena'', directe ...
(born 1964), Italian actor
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Kaspar Dalgas
Kaspar Buhl Dalgas (born 11 May 1976) is a Danish former professional footballer who was the joint top scorer of the 2001–02 Danish Superliga season with 22 goals in 31 games. He represented the Denmark U21 team once, in 1997.
Career
Dalgas s ...
(born 1976), Danish former footballer
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Kaspar Eberhard
Kaspar Eberhard (21 March 1523 – 20 October 1575) was a German Lutheran theologian and teacher. He was born at Schneeberg, and died at Wittenberg.
Life
Bibliography
* Walter Friedensburg: Geschichte der Universität Wittenberg. Max Nieme ...
(1523–1575), German Lutheran theologian and teacher
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Kaspar Faber (1730–1784), German entrepreneur, founder of the stationery company Faber-Castell
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Kaspar Flütsch
Kaspar Flütsch (born 20 June 1986 in Luzein) is a Swiss alpine snowboarder. He represented his nation Switzerland at the 2014 Winter Olympics, and has achieved numerous top ten finishes in alpine snowboarding at the FIS World Cup series. Since ...
(born 1986), Swiss alpine snowboarder
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Kaspar Förster
Kaspar Förster (also Caspar Foerster) (baptized 28 February 1616 in Danzig – 2 February 1673 in Oliva, near Danzig) was a German singer and composer.
Förster studied music under his father Kaspar (1574-1652) and then under Marco Scacchi ...
(baptized 1616, died 1673), German singer and composer
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Kaspar Füger
Kaspar Füger (also Caspar, born c. 1521, died after 1592) was a German Lutheran pastor and hymn writer.
Füger was born around 1521 in Dresden. He worked as a chaplain in Torgau, Saxony, and later he served as pastor at the Kreuzkirche, Dresden. ...
(c. 1521 – after 1592), German Lutheran pastor and hymn writer
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Kaspar Fürstenau
Kaspar Fürstenau (26 February 177211 May 1819) was a German flautist and composer. He wrote about sixty compositions for his instrument among rondos, fantasias, suites and concertos. Together with his son Anton Bernhard Fürstenau he traveled ext ...
(1772–1819), German flautist and composer
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Kaspar Hauser (1812? – 1833), German youth who claimed to have grown up in total isolation in a darkened cell
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Caspar Hennenberger
Caspar Hennenberger (also Kaspar, Henneberger, Hennenberg, or Henneberg) (1529 – 29 February 1600) was a German Lutheran pastor, historian and cartographer.
Hennenberger was born in a Franconian place given as Erlich ( Erlichhausen, or Ehr ...
(1529–1600), German Lutheran pastor, historian and cartographer
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Kaspar Karsen
Kaspar, or Kasparus Karsen (April 2, 1810 in Amsterdam – July 24, 1896 in Biebrich near Wiesbaden, Germany) was a 19th-century painter from the Northern Netherlands who specialised in townscapes.
Biography
He was a pupil of Hendrik Gerri ...
(1810–1896), Dutch painter
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Kaspar Kokk
Kaspar Kokk (born August 3, 1982 in Tartu) is an Estonian cross-country skier. He competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. He represents Estonia at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Kokk's best finish was 14th ...
(born 1982), Estonian cross-country skier
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Kaspar K. Kubli
Kaspar Kap Kubli, Jr. (April 21, 1869 – December 22, 1943), was an American politician in the state of Oregon. Closely associated with the Ku Klux Klan, Kubli, a member of the Republican party, was elected Speaker of the Oregon House of Repre ...
, Jr. (1869–1943), American politician
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Kaspar Kummer Kaspar Johann Kummer (1795–1870) was a German flautist, professor and composer.
Kummer was born on 10 December 1795 in Erlau in Thuringia (in Sankt Kilian.) Musicsack - http://www.musicsack.com/PersonFMTDetail.cfm?PersonPK=100007153 - has Erlau, ...
(1795–1870), German flautist, professor and composer
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Kaspar Munk (born 1971), Danish film director
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Kaspar Oettli
Kaspar Oettli is a Swiss orienteering competitor. He participated at the 1987 World Orienteering Championships in Gérardmer, where he won a silver medal in the relay, together with Markus Stappung, Stefan Bolliger and Urs Flühmann
Urs Flühm ...
, Swiss orienteer who won a silver medal in the relay at the 1987 world championships
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Kaspar Röist
Kaspar is a given name and surname which may refer to:
Given name:
* Kaspar, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (1459 – c. 1527)
* Kaspar Albrecht (1889–1970), Austrian architect and sculptor
* Kaspar Amort (1612–1675), German painter
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(died 1527), Swiss papal official and commander of the papacy's Swiss Guard
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Kaspar Rostrup (born 1940), Danish film director
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Caspar Schwenckfeld
Caspar (or Kaspar) Schwen(c)kfeld von Ossig () (1489 or 1490 – 10 December 1561) was a German theologian, writer, physician, naturalist, and preacher who became a Protestant Reformer and spiritualist. He was one of the earliest promoters of ...
(1489 or 1490–1561), German theologian, writer and preacher
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Kaspar Gottfried Schweizer
Kaspar Gottfried Schweizer (16 February 1816 – 6 July 1873) was a Swiss astronomer who travelled to Moscow in 1845 to become Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy at the Survey Institute, and later director of the Moscow University Observato ...
(1816–1873), Swiss astronomer
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Kaspar Maria von Sternberg
Count Kaspar Maria von Sternberg (also: ''Caspar Maria'', ''Count Sternberg'', german: Kaspar Maria Graf Sternberg, cs, hrabě Kašpar Maria Šternberk), 1761, Prague – 1838, Březina (Rokycany District), Březina Castle), was a Bohemian Theolo ...
(1761–1838), Bohemian theologian, mineralogist, geognost, entomologist and botanist
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Kaspar von Stieler (1632–1707), soldier-poet and linguist
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Kasper Straube
Kasper Straube (also Kaspar or Caspar, also known as The Printer of the Turrecrematas) was a German 15th-century printer from Bavaria.
He was active in Cracow between 1473 and 1477, decades before Johann Haller. His Latin almanac '' Calendarium ...
, German 15th century printer
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Kaspar Taimsoo (born 1987), Estonian rower
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Kaspar Treier (born 1999), Estonian basketball player
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Kaspar Ursinus Velius
Kaspar Ursinus Velius (c. 1493 – 5 March 1539) was a German humanist scholar, poet and historian.
Life
From Schweidnitz in Silesia (now Świdnica in Poland) he began life as secretary to Johann Thurzo, Bishop of Breslau. Later in Vienna h ...
(c. 1493–1539), German humanist scholar, poet and historian
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Kaspar Villiger
Kaspar Villiger (pronounced Caspar Feeleeger; born 5 February 1941) is a Swiss businessman, politician and former member of the Swiss Federal Council (1989–2003).
Political career
On 1 February 1989, he was elected to the Swiss Federal Counc ...
(born 1941), Swiss businessman and politician
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Kaspar Zehnder
Kaspar Zehnder (born 27 August 1970 in Riggisberg, Canton of Bern) is a Swiss conductor and flutist. He studied classical languages at the Lyceum in Bern and music at the University of the Arts Bern. His music teachers included Heidi Indermühle ...
(born 1970), Swiss conductor and flautist
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Kaspar von Zumbusch
Kaspar lemens EduardZumbusch (23 November 1830 – 27 September 1915), as of 1888 Ritter von Zumbusch (a nobiliary particle), was a German sculptor, born at Herzebrock, Westphalia, who became a pre-eminent sculptor of neo-Baroque monuments in Vi ...
(1830–1915), German sculptor
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Danny Kaspar
Daniel Joseph Kaspar (born November 16, 1954) is an American college basketball coach. Kaspar served as men's basketball head coach at the Incarnate Word Cardinals men's basketball, University of the Incarnate Word, Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks b ...
(born 1954), American college basketball head coach
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Felix Kaspar (1915–2003), Austrian figure skater and two-time world champion
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Mizzi Kaspar (1864–1907), mistress of Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria
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Kašpar, a list of people with the Czech surname
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Casper (disambiguation)
Casper may refer to:
People
* Casper (given name)
* Casper (surname)
* Casper (Maya ruler) (422–487?), ruler of the Mayan city of Palenque
* Tok Casper, first known king of Maya city-state Quiriguá in Guatemala, ruling beginning in 426
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Kasper (given name)
Kasper is a masculine given name which may refer to:
* Kasper Andersen (born 1984), Danish race car driver
* Kasper Bøgelund (born 1980), Danish retired footballer
* Kasper Fisker (born 1988), Danish footballer
* Kasper Hakunti (born 1988), Fi ...
, a list of people with the given name
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Kaspars, a Lithuanian given name, and a list of people with that name
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Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company
Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Closed Joint-Stock Company ( az, Azərbaycan Xəzər Dəniz Gəmiçiliyi) is an Azerbaijani shipping company. It is also known as CASPAR (from the Russian Каспийское пароходство).
The merchant flee ...
, abbreviated as Kaspar
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