Eckstein
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Eckstein is a surname
of German origin, meaning "cornerstone" (eck means 'corner', and stein means 'stone'). According to information gleaned from the U.S. Census, around 2,500 people in the United States have the surname Eckstein. It may refer to the following people:
In sports:
In other fields:
It may also refer to the following:
Surname
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of German origin, meaning "cornerstone" (eck means 'corner', and stein means 'stone'). According to information gleaned from the U.S. Census, around 2,500 people in the United States have the surname Eckstein. It may refer to the following people:
In sports:
- Bernd EcksteinBernd EcksteinBernd Eckstein was an East German ski jumper who competed during the 1970s. He finished seventh in the individual large hill event at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck....
, East German ski jumper who competed during the 1970s - David EcksteinDavid EcksteinDavid Mark Eckstein is a former American professional baseball player who was an infielder in Major League Baseball for ten seasons. He played college baseball for the University of Florida, and has played professionally for the Anaheim Angels, St. Louis Cardinals, Toronto Blue Jays, Arizona...
(born 1975), American professional baseball player - Dieter EcksteinDieter EcksteinDieter Eckstein is a retired German football player, who played for several German clubs plus clubs in Switzerland and West Ham United in England.He played for the West Germany national team, earning seven caps...
(born 1964), German football (soccer) player - Hans EcksteinHans EcksteinJohann "Hans" Eckstein was a German water polo player who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.He was part of the German team which won the silver medal. He played one match as goalkeeper.-External links:*...
(1908–1985), German water polo player who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics - John EcksteinJohn EcksteinJohann or John Eckstein , a German modeller and painter, lived in the 18th century, and studied at the Royal Academy in London, where he spent the greater part of his life. He stayed some time at Potsdam, and was practising in Birmingham in 1792...
(German, 1736–1817), artist, active in Germany, London and Philadelphia - Rudolf EcksteinRudolf EcksteinRudolf Eckstein was a German rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he won the gold medal as member of the German boat in the coxless fours competition.-External links:*...
(born 1915), German rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics - John Eckstein Artist, known for British Naval Portraits, died in Barbados
In other fields:
- Emma EcksteinEmma EcksteinEmma Eckstein was 'one of Sigmund Freud's most important patients and, for a short period of time around 1897, became a psychoanalyst herself': she has indeed been described as 'the first woman analyst....Emma Eckstein became both colleague and patient' for Freud...
(1865–1924), early patient of Sigmund Freud - Ernst EcksteinErnst EcksteinErnst Eckstein was a German humorist, novelist and poet.-Biography:From the university he went to Paris, and there completed his comic epos, Check to the Queen , and wrote Paris Silhouettes , the grotesque night-piece The Varzin Ghosts and the Mute of Seville...
(1845–1900), German humorist, novelist and poet - Hermann EcksteinHermann EcksteinHermann Ludwig Eckstein was a South African mining magnate and banker.-Life history:Born in Hohenheim near Stuttgart, Germany to a Lutheran minister, he received an excellent education...
(1847–1893), German-born mining magnate and banker in South Africa - Otto EcksteinOtto EcksteinOtto Eckstein was a German-born economist at Harvard University, member of the President's Council of Economic Advisers from 1964 to 1968), and co-founder of Data Resources Inc. He received an A.B. from Princeton University and a Ph.D...
(1927–1984), German-born economist at Harvard University, and member of the U.S. President's Council of Economic Advisers
It may also refer to the following:
- Eckstein BaronetsEckstein BaronetsThe Eckstein Baronetcy, of Fairwarp in the County of East Sussex, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 24 April 1929 for the German-born South African gold mine developer Frederick Eckstein, also known as Frank Eckstein...
, former baronetcy in the United Kingdom - Nathan Eckstein Middle SchoolNathan Eckstein Middle SchoolNathan Eckstein Middle School is located in Seattle, Washington and is part of the Seattle Public Schools.-History:...
, public school in Seattle, Washington