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Iwan Knorr (3 January 1853 - 22 January 1916) was a German teacher of music. A native of Mewe, he attended the Leipzig Conservatory before moving to what is now Ukraine, where he spent several years teaching composition. In 1883 he settled in Frankfurt, where he joined the faculty of the Hoch Conservatory; in 1908 he became director of the school. As a teacher he exerted great influence; among his pupils were Bernhard Sekles, Ernest Bloch, Vladimir Sokalskyi, Ernst Toch, Hans Pfitzner, and Cyril Scott. Knorr died in Frankfurt.
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