Christian Louis Heinrich Köhler (5 September 1820 – 16 February 1886) was a German composer, conductor and piano teacher.

After that he settled in Königsberg in 1847, after which time he concentrated on piano teaching and writings on music.

Among his pupils were Adolf Jensen and Hermann Goetz.

He was a critic for the Hartungsche Zeitung from 1849 to 1886, and was a contributor to Signale für die musikalische Welt from 1844 until 1886.

Köhler composed three operas and a ballet, and wrote books on musical theory.