Eckstein

Eckstein is a surname of German origin, meaning "cornerstone" (eck means 'corner', and stein means 'stone').^[1] According to information gleaned from the U.S. Census, around 2,500 people in the United States have the surname Eckstein.^[2] It may refer to the following people:

In sports:

• Bernd Eckstein, East German ski jumper who competed during the 1970s
• David Eckstein (born 1975), American professional baseball player
• Dieter Eckstein (born 1964), German football (soccer) player
• Hans Eckstein (1908–1985), German water polo player who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics
• John Eckstein (German, 1736–1817), artist, active in Germany, London and Philadelphia
• Rudolf Eckstein (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 Eckstein (1865–1924), early patient of Sigmund Freud
• Ernst Eckstein (1845–1900), German humorist, novelist and poet
• Hermann Eckstein (1847–1893), German-born mining magnate and banker in South Africa
• Otto Eckstein (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 Baronets, former baronetcy in the United Kingdom
• Nathan Eckstein Middle School, public school in Seattle, Washington

See also

• Eckstine

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