Ludwig Bischoff (27 November 1794 – 24 February 1867) was a German educator, musician, critic and publisher.
He was born in Dessau as the son of a cellist from a family of musicians with a long tradition.
Bischoff actively participated in the musical life in Wesel and founded a singing and orchestra association.
Only a short time later, this association, consisting of professional musicians and dilettantes, gave subscription concerts.
Bischoff was one of the main fighters against the "neudeutsche" Wagner direction and was wrongly accused by him (in his writing Judaism in Music) of having coined the term "Zukunftsmusik".