Philip H. Kasper

Philip H. ("P.H.") Kasper (1866–1942) was an American businessman and cheesemaker who earned the title "World's Greatest Cheesemaker" on account of the numerous awards his cheese earned in competitions around the United States and internationally.

P.H. Kasper was born in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin and grew up in a farm community in the town of Rhine. He learned cheese making at the age of eighteen. After working in cheese factories for seven years, he purchased the Nicholson Cheese Factory in Bear Creek, Waupaca County, Wisconsin, in 1891.

During his long career, Kasper's cheese won him over 200 awards, gold medals and other prizes. These included the Grand Prix at the Paris Exposition in 1900, and the title "Greatest Cheesemaker in the World" at the International Dairy Show in Chicago in 1912.

In 1941, Kasper was honored by Joint Resolution of the Legislature of the State of Wisconsin as "world's champion cheesemaker."