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] Notable people with the surname include:

• Arthur Eckstein, American historian
• Bernd Eckstein, (Born 1953) German ski jumper
• David Eckstein (born 1975), American baseball player
• Dieter Eckstein (born 1964), German footballer
• Emma Eckstein (1865–1924), early patient of Sigmund Freud
• Ernestine Eckstein (1941–1992), American Black, Feminist, and LGBT activist
• Ernst Eckstein (1845–1900), German humorist, novelist and poet
• Hans Eckstein (1908–1985), German water polo player
• Hermann Eckstein (1847–1893), German-born mining magnate and banker in South Africa
• John Eckstein (1736–1817), German artist
• Otto Eckstein (1927–1984), German-born economist at Harvard University, and member of the U.S. President's Council of Economic Advisers
• Rudolf Eckstein (1915–near 1939), German rower
• Péter Eckstein-Kovács (born 1956), Romanian politician
• Peter A. Eckstein, American president of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

See also

• Eckstein baronets, from a former baronetcy in the United Kingdom
• Nathan Eckstein Middle School, public school in Seattle, Washington
• Eckstine

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