Koehler is a
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of the German surname
Köhler, referring to a man making charcoal from wood. Notable people with the surname include:
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Ana Luiza Koehler
Ana Luiza Koehler (Porto Alegre, May 12, 1977), is a Brazilian comics artist and architect. She has a Master's degree in Architecture from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul and has worked with illustration since 1993, mainly with publis ...
(born 1977), Brazilian comics artist and architect.
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Arthur Koehler (1885–1967), American investigator notable for his role in the Lindbergh kidnapping investigation
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Bernhard Koehler (1849–1927), German industrialist and art collector
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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.
Koehler was the grandson of Captain Hubert Dilger, a German-bo ...
(1895–1958), German general during World War II
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Carla Koehler
Carla M. Koehler is an American biochemist who is a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. Her research considers mitochondria and the processes which import proteins to their appropriate locations in the organelles. She was ele ...
, American biochemist
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Don Koehler
Donald A. Koehler (September 1, 1925 – February 26, 1981) is one of
24 known people in medical history to reach a height of or more. He was generally recognized as the tallest living man in the world from at least 1969 until his death in ...
(1925–1981), American recognized as tallest man in the world from 1969 to 1981
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Ernest Koehler
Ernest Koehler (November 24, 1903 – May 1, 1960) was an American racewalker. He competed in the men's 50 kilometres walk at the 1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially kn ...
(1903–1960), American Olympic racewalker
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Florence Koehler
Florence Koehler (1861 – 1944) was an American craftswoman, designer and jeweler. She was one of the best-known jewelers of the Arts and Crafts movement that flourished in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Biography
Florence Cary was bor ...
(1861–1944), American craftswoman, designer and jeweler
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Frederick Koehler
Frederick Koehler (born June 16, 1975) is an American actor best known for his role as Chip Lowell on '' Kate & Allie'' as well as Andrew Schillinger on the HBO drama ''Oz''.
Later life
After ''Kate & Allie'', Koehler attended Carnegie Mellon Un ...
(born 1975), American actor
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Garry Koehler (1955–2019), Australian songwriter
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Greg Koehler
Greg Koehler (born February 27, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played one game in the National Hockey League (NHL), with the Carolina Hurricanes during the 2000–01 season. The rest of his career, which lasted fro ...
(born 1975), Canadian ice hockey player for the Bloomington Prairie Thunder in the International Hockey League
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Herman Koehler (1859–1927), American football coach, athletics administrator, and United States Army officer
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Herman Koehler (end)
Herman Jules Koehler (July 15, 1873 – September–December 1931) was an American college football player, amateur ice hockey player and outdoorsman.
Biography
Koehler was born in Upper Montclair, New Jersey on July 15, 1873.
Koehler was a ...
(1873–1931), American college football and ice hockey player
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Hugo W. Koehler (1886–1941), American naval officer and special agent during the Russian Civil War
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Jack Koehler
John O. "Jack" Koehler (June 11, 1930 – September 28, 2012) was a German-born American journalist and executive for the Associated Press, who also briefly served as the White House Communications Director in 1987 during the Reagan administrat ...
(1930–2012), German-born American journalist and executive for the Associated Press, who also briefly served as the White House Communications Director
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James Stark Koehler (1914– 2006), American physicist, specializing in metal defects and their interactions, known for the eponymous Peach-Koehler stress formula
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Ján Koehler
Ján Koehler (died 28 June 1895) was a Polish operatic baritone. Born in Lviv, he studied singing in his native city and in Vienna. He made his professional debut in Lviv in 1845 as Raimunds in Conradin Kreutzer's ''Der Verschwender''. From 1857� ...
(died 1895), Polish operatic baritone
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Johann Gottfried Koehler (1745–1801), German astronomer who discovered a number of nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies
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Judy Koehler
Judy Koehler (born September 20, 1941) is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives and Illinois Appellate Court Justice.
Illinois House of Representatives
Koehler was first elected to the ...
(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
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Kyle Koehler (born 1961), American politician, Representative for the 79th district of the Ohio House of Representatives
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Lyle Koehler (1944–2015). American historian and author
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Marc Koehler (born 1977), Dutch architect
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Maria João Koehler (born 1992), Portuguese tennis player
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Megan Koehler (born 1989), Canadian curler
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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
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Pip Koehler (1902–1986), former Major League Baseball outfielder for the 1925 New York Giants
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Paul Koehler, drummer in Silverstein, a Canadian straight-edge emo band
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Robert Koehler, German-born painter and art teacher who spent most of his career in the United States of America
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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
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Tom Koehler (born 1986), American baseball player
See also
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Koehler Township, Michigan, a township in Cheboygan County, Michigan, USA
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Koehler Instrument Company, Inc.,a company in Bohemia, New York, USA
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Koehler Cultural Center, located on the campus of San Antonio College, Texas, USA
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