Kārlis Goppers
LATVIAN SOLDIER AND SCOUTING PIONEER
Karlis Goppers; Kārlis Gopers
General Kārlis Goppers (April 2, 1876, Plāņi parish (now Valmoera Municipality) – March 25, 1941 at Ulbroka) was a Latvian military officer and the founder and President of Latvijas Skautu un Gaidu Centrālā Organizācija (Latvian Scout and Guide Central Organization). He was the commander of the 7th Bauska riflemen regiment during World War I and commander of the Vidzeme division of the Latvian army, from 1924 to April 1934, when he retired.