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The Koechlin family is a French Alsatian family of Swiss origin originally hailing from Stein am Rhein near Schaffhausen. They expanded over several generations via Zurich and emigrated to Mulhouse where they acquired substantial wealth in the textile industry and held several public offices as politicians, military officers and judges.

Early family history
The first traces of the family can be found in 1440, when Johann Koechlin moved from Stein am Rhein to Zurich, both in Switzerland. His grandson Hartmann Koechlin (1572–1611) was the first of the Koechlins to move to Mulhouse, then called Mülhausen. ==Alsatian line ==
Alsatian line
Family tree Samuel Koechlin (1719–1776), cofounder of the textile industry in Mulhouse in 1746. x Elisabeth Hofer (1725–1793). +→ Johann Koechlin (1746–1836), trader and industrialist in Mulhouse ¦ ¦ ¦ x Emma Schwartz ¦ ¦ ¦ +→ Raymond Koechlin (1860–1931), journalist and art collector. ¦ +→ Ferdinand Koechlin (1786–1854), industrialist in Mulhouse, Aide-de-camp of François Joseph Lefebvre ¦ ¦ x Amélie Hofer (1804–1895) ¦ ¦ +→ Jules "Ferdinand" Koechlin (1822–1890), cotton commissionary ¦ ¦ x Caroline Dollfus (1828–1888), daughter of Jean Dollfus. ¦ ¦ +→ Gabrielle Anna Koechlin (1858–1890) ¦ ¦ x Gabriel Alexis Bouffet (1850–1910), prefect, Councillor of State. ¦ ¦ +→ Jean Gabriel Ferdinand Bouffet (1882–1940), Général de corps d'armée ¦ ¦ ¦ x Anne Louise Laffon de Ladebat (1886–1971), daughter of General Etienne Laffon de Ladebat, Chief of the Defence Staff ¦ ¦ +→ Andrée Isabelle Suzanne Bouffet (1884–1965) ¦ ¦ x Jacques Édouard Guerlain (1874–1963), industrialist, perfume creator for Guerlain between 1890 and 1955 +→ Jean-Jacques Koechlin (1754–1814), known as "Koechlin-à-la-pipe", medical doctor and plenipotentiary of the Republic of Mulhouse ¦ ¦ +→ René Koechlin (1866–1951), engineer. ¦ +→ André Koechlin (1789–1875), industrialist, mayor of Mulhouse between 1830 and 1843, deputy. ¦ +→ Fritz Koechlin, industrialist in Alsace. +→ Josué Koechlin (1756–1830), trader, mayor of Mulhouse between 1811 and 1814. x Caroline Schlumberger (1810–1900). +→ Caroline Koechlin (1829–1903). x Jean Mieg, known as Jean Mieg-Koechlin (1819–1904), mayor of Mulhouse between 1872 and 1887. == Samuel Koechlin line ==
Samuel Koechlin line
Samuel Koechlin (1719–1776) was a French industrialist who in 1745, together with Jean-Henri Dollfus and Jean-Jacques Schmaltzer, started a cloth printing firm in Mulhouse. Dollfus left the company in 1765 to start his own firm. Christophe-Philippe Oberkampf was an engraver in the firm of Samuel Koechlin. • Josué Koechlin (1756–1830) was a son of Samuel, and the father of Joseph Koechlin-Schlumberger. He was the first of six Koechlins to become mayor of Mulhouse, from 1811 to 1814. • Fritz Auguste Koechlin (born 1799) was the younger brother of André. He was responsible for a number of cotton mills, and owned large cotton plantations in Senegal. He was mayor of Mulhouse until October 1820, and was reelected as a Deputy in November 1820. He was one of the leaders of the opposition. • Alfred Koechlin-Steinbach (1825–1872), son of Daniel Koechlin-Schouch and uncle of the composer Charles Koechlin, was a deputy for Haut-Rhin for a short while in 1871. • Alfred Koechlin-Schwartz (1829–1895) was a deputy for the region Nord. ==Rodolphe Koechlin line==
Rodolphe Koechlin line
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 ==
Swiss line
Alphons Koechlin (1821–1893), Swiss politician ==References==
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