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Rodolphe Koechlin (1847–1920) was a great-grandson of Nicolas Koechlin. Captain in the French Army, he became a Knight in the Legion of Honour and received the
Médaille commémorative de la guerre 1870–1871. After his retirement he moved to
Bénodet in Brittany, where he became known for his philanthropy, and a street was named after him after his death. •
Georges Koechlin (1872–1955), the eldest son of Rodoplhe Koechlin, was a military officer like his father. He also became a Knight in the Legion of Honour and received the
Croix de guerre with Silver Star. •
Rodolphe Émile Koechlin (1874–1916) was the second son of Rodolphe Koechlin. He served in the French army as well, and became a Commander of the Legion of Honour, received the Croix de Guerre with Bronze Star and other war medals. His son, Robert Rodolphe Koechlin (1916–1971) also was a Commander of the Legion of Honour. •
Maurice Koechlin (1856–1946) was a
first cousin once removed of
André Koechlin. He was an engineer who worked closely together with
Gustave Eiffel. He was an officer in the Legion of Honour. One of his descendants is
Kalki Koechlin, an award-winning French actress based in India. •
Kalki Koechlin (born 1984) is an Indian-born French actress. She has received two of India's highest-ranking awards in film, the
National Film Award and the
Filmfare Award from three nominations. Koechlin has established herself as one of the most popular actresses of India, through her performances in the critically and commercially successful films, including
Dev.D (2009),
Shanghai (2012),
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011),
Shaitan (2012),
That Girl in Yellow Boots (2011),
Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013),
Ek Thi Daayan (2013),
Margarita with a Straw (2015) and
Waiting (2016). Koechlin is the descendant of the French engineer,
Maurice Koechlin. •
Raymond Koechlin (1860–1931), son of Alfred Koechlin-Schwartz, was a journalist and art collector. He owned works by
Eugène Delacroix,
Vincent van Gogh,
Claude Monet,
Edgar Degas,
Auguste Renoir,
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot and
Édouard Manet, next to large collections of Oriental, Islamic, and medieval art, and was a benefactor of the Louvre Museum, a.o. as creator and director of the Friends of the Louvre, and as director of the
Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris. He was director of the Réunion des Musées Nationaux from 1922 until 1931. Apart from his connections with artists like
Auguste Rodin, he was a longtime friend of the art dealer
Samuel Bing and American historian
Royall Tyler and also befriended other Americans like
Edith Wharton and French writers like
Marcel Proust. He wrote among other works 3 volumes about French Gothic ivories (1924) and a memoir, ''Souvenirs d'un vieil amateur d'art de l'Extrême-Orient
in 1930. His bequest to the Louvre in 1932 included amongst many other pieces the Peacock dish'', the "most famous of all
dishes made at İznik", and 11 Persian paintings and drawings. But he also donated works of art to many other French musea, like the
Guimet Museum and the
Musée d'Orsay. •
Charles Koechlin (1867–1950) was a French composer. == Swiss line ==