William Cooper (chemical manufacturer)

This article is about the sheep dip manufacturer. For the 18th-century Berkhamsted poet, see William Cowper. For other people with the same name, see William Cooper.

Grave of William Cooper in Berkhamsted
Coopers sheep dip advert 1871

William Cooper (26 December 1813 – 20 May 1885) was a British veterinary surgeon, agriculturalist and industrialist who specialised in the manufacture of agricultural insecticides for livestock. He is credited with developing the first successful sheep dip, Cooper's Dip, in 1852.