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Köhler Köhler is a German language, German occupational surname literally meaning "charcoal burner" People *Achim Köhler (born 1964), German politician *Alban Köhler (1874–1947), German radiologist. Born in Petsa (Thuringia), he discovered a rare ...

, literally meaning "

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". Notable people with the surname include: * Ana Luiza Koehler (born 1977), Brazilian comics artist and architect. * Arthur Koehler (1885–1967), American investigator notable for his role in the Lindbergh kidnapping investigation * Bernhard Koehler (1849–1927), German industrialist and art collector *

Carl-Erik Koehler __NOTOC__ Carl-Erik Koehler (3 December 1895 – 8 December 1958) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Awards and decorations * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on ...

(1895–1958), German general during World War II * Carla Koehler, American biochemist *

Don Koehler Donald A. Koehler (September 1, 1925 – February 26, 1981) is one of 24 known people in medical history to have verifiably reached a height of or more. He was generally recognized as the tallest living man in the world from at least 1969 u ...

(1925–1981), American recognized as tallest man in the world from 1969 to 1981 * Ernest Koehler (1903–1960), American Olympic racewalker * Florence Koehler (1861–1944), American craftswoman, designer and jeweler * Frederick Koehler (born 1975), American actor * Garry Koehler (1955–2019), Australian songwriter * Greg Koehler (born 1975), Canadian ice hockey player for the Bloomington Prairie Thunder in the International Hockey League * Herman Koehler (1859–1927), American football coach, athletics administrator, and United States Army officer * Herman Koehler (end) (1873–1931), American college football and ice hockey player * Hugo W. Koehler (1886–1941), American naval officer and special agent during the Russian Civil War * Jack Koehler (1930–2012), German-born American journalist and executive for the Associated Press, who also briefly served as the White House Communications Director * James Stark Koehler (1914– 2006), American physicist, specializing in metal defects and their interactions, known for the eponymous Peach-Koehler stress formula * Ján Koehler (died 1895), Polish operatic baritone * (1860–1931), French zoologist *

Johann Gottfried Koehler Johann, typically a male given name, is the German form of ''Iohannes'', which is the Latin form of the Greek name ''Iōánnēs'' (), itself derived from Hebrew name '' Yochanan'' () in turn from its extended form (), meaning "Yahweh is Graciou ...

(1745–1801), German astronomer who discovered a number of nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies * Judy Koehler (born 1941), Republican, former Illinois State Representative, U.S. Senate nominee, 18th Congressional district primary contestant, and losing incumbent to the Illinois 3rd District Appellate Court * Kyle Koehler (born 1961), American politician, Representative for the 79th district of the Ohio House of Representatives * Lyle Koehler (1944–2015). American historian and author *

Marc Koehler Marc Koehler (born 1977, Naarden) is a Dutch architect of Portuguese origin. Koehler studied at the Delft University of Technology and, in 2004, he became a staff member and lecturer at the University's Faculty of Architecture. In 2005, he began ...

(born 1977), Dutch architect *

Maria João Koehler Maria João Koehler (born 8 October 1992) is a retired Portuguese tennis player. Koehler won four singles and four doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit in her career. On 25 February 2013, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 10 ...

(born 1992), Portuguese tennis player * Michael Koehler (born 1958), German scientist and diplomat * Megan Koehler (born 1989), Canadian curler *

Otto Koehler Otto Koehler (20 December 1889 - 7 January 1974) was a German zoologist and pioneer ethologist. He was a founding editor, along with Konrad Lorenz of the ''Zeitschrift für Tierpsychologie'' (Journal of animal psychology) which was later renamed ...

(1889–1974), German zoologist and pioneer ethologist * Pip Koehler (1902–1986), former Major League Baseball outfielder for the 1925 New York Giants * Paul Koehler, drummer in Silverstein, a Canadian straight-edge emo band * Robert Koehler, German-born painter and art teacher who spent most of his career in the United States of America *

Ted Koehler Ted L. Koehler (July 14, 1894 – January 17, 1973) was an American lyricist. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1972. Life and career Koehler was born in 1894 in Washington, D.C. He started out as a photo-engraver, but ...

(1894–1973), American lyricist who collaborated with composer Harold Arlen to write for live shows and movies from the 1920s through the 1940s * Tom Koehler (born 1986), American baseball player

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