Eduard Emil Koch (30 January 1809 – 27 April 1871) was a German pastor and hymnologist.
He was regarded as one of the most active and quickest members of his fraternity and was therefore imprisoned several times at Schloss Hohentübingen [de].
[1] His career took a turn when he tried to prevent the performance of Haydn's oratorio The Creation in a church of the Heilbronn deanery.
Although the parish council followed his view that such an event was not suitable for a church, the consistory overturned the decision.
He died of smallpox on a trip to Stuttgart at the age of 62, where he wanted to obtain his complete removal from office.