Several people are named Eichler: August W. Eichler (1839–1887), German botanist Caroline Eichler (1808/9–1843), German inventor, first woman to be awarded a patent (for her leg prosthesis) Eunice Eichler (1932–2017), New Zealand Salvation Army officer, nurse, midwife and open adoption advocate Glenn Eichler (born ), American TV comedy writer Jeremy Eichler (born 1974), American music critic Joseph Eichler (1900–1974), American residential real estate developer Martin Eichler (1912–1992), German mathematician Ralph Eichler (born 1950), Canadian politician Eichler can also refer to: Eichler system, an early system of plant taxonomy an Eichler home, a primarily California-based style of midcentury architecture created by Joseph Eichler German-language surnames Jewish surnames