Elias Oechsler (né Johann Elias [n 1]; 19 March 1850, Spielberg – 15 September 1917, Erlangen [2]) was a German music pedagogue, [3] music director, and composer.
He initially became a music instructor at the University of Bamberg, then afterwards moved his academic career to the University of Erlangen, [1] becoming the successor of Johann Georg Herzog [n 2] [5] after his predecessor's departure to Munich. Oechsler was close to the Protestant theologian, Friedrich Spitta. [6] [7]