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'''Leopold Caspari''' (July 28, 1830 &ndash;  March 11, 1915) was a [[France|French]]-born [[business]]man and [[politician]] from [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]], [[Louisiana]].  In 1884, in his role as state representative, he was instrumental in the establishment of [[Northwestern State University]], then a teacher training normal school.<ref name=caspari>Gaytha Carver Thompson, "Leopold Caspari," ''Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Northwest Louisiana'' ([[Chicago]] and [[Nashville]]: Southern Publishing Company, 1890).</ref>

'''Leopold Caspari''' (July 28, 1830 &ndash;  March 11, 1915) was a [[France|French]]-born [[business]]man and [[politician]] from [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]], [[Louisiana]].  In 1884, in his role as state representative, he was instrumental in the establishment of [[Northwestern State University]], then a teacher training normal school.<ref name=caspari>Gaytha Carver Thompson, "Leopold Caspari," ''Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Northwest Louisiana'' ([[Chicago]] and [[Nashville]]: Southern Publishing Company, 1890).</ref><ref name=findagrave.com/>

==Background==

==Background==