Are the Koch brothers related to Ilse Koch?

Answer 1

There are a number of well-known people with the last name Koch, several of whom come from Germany: Theodor Koch, was a Germany engineer who designed weaponry, and Heinrich Koch, was a Germany physician and bacteriologist. But these Kochs do not seem to be related to the American business tycoons and conservative political activists Charles and David Koch. Their father, Fred C. Koch, was born in Texas and his ancestry is Dutch-- his father, Harry Koch, was born in Holland and came to the United States at age twenty-one.