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Allan W. Eckert Allan Wesley Eckert (January 30, 1931 – July 7, 2011) was an American novelist and playwright who specialized in historical novels for adults and children, and was also a naturalist. His novel ''Incident at Hawk's Hill'' (1971) was initially ...
(1931–2011), American historical novelist * Andrea Eckert (born 1958), Austrian actress *
Charles R. Eckert Charles Richard Eckert (January 20, 1868 – October 26, 1959) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania from 1935 to 1939. Biography Charles Richard Eckert was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He atten ...
(1868–1959), U.S. congressman from Pennsylvania *
Ernst R. G. Eckert Ernst Rudolph Georg Eckert (September 13, 1904 – July 8, 2004) was an Austrian American engineer and scientist who advanced the film cooling technique for aeronautical engines. He earned his Diplom Ingenieur and doctorate in 1927 and 1931, respe ...
(1904–2004), German scientist **
Eckert number The Eckert number (Ec) is a dimensionless number used in continuum mechanics. It expresses the relationship between a flow's kinetic energy and the boundary layer enthalpy difference, and is used to characterize heat transfer dissipation. It is n ...
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Eugen Eckert Eugen Eckert (born 1954) is a German social worker, minister, singer-songwriter and academic teacher. He is known for his lyrics for new spiritual songs (Neues Geistliches Lied), and his oratorios and musical plays. Career Born in Frankfurt am ...
(born 1954) German minister, singer-songwriter and academic teacher *
Franz Eckert Franz Eckert (5 April 1852 – 6 August 1916) was a German composer and musician who composed the harmony for Japan's national anthem, "Kimigayo" and the national anthem of the Korean Empire, "Aegukga". Early life and education Eckert was ...
(1852–1916), German musician *
Fred J. Eckert Fred J. Eckert (born May 6, 1941) is an American politician and diplomat who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York's 30th congressional district for one term. A friend and political ally of Ronald Reagan, ...
(born 1941), U.S. congressman from New York *
Fritz Eckert Fritz Herman Vilhelm Eckert, (25 April 1852 - 6 March 1920) was a Swedish architect. Biography Fritz Herman Vilhelm Eckert was born in Stockholm, Sweden. He attended the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts from 1871-1878 and spent 1879 travelling ...
(1852–1920), Swedish architect *
George Nicholas Eckert George Nicholas Eckert (July 4, 1802 – June 28, 1865) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district from 1847 to 1849. He also served ...
(1802–1865), U.S. congressman from Pennsylvania * John Eckert (musician) (born 1939), American trumpeter *
J. Presper Eckert John Adam Presper Eckert Jr. (April 9, 1919 – June 3, 1995) was an American electrical engineer and computer pioneer. With John Mauchly, he designed the first general-purpose electronic digital computer (ENIAC), presented the first course in c ...
(1919–1995), American electrical engineer, co-inventor of ENIAC **
Eckert–Mauchly Computer Corporation The Eckert–Mauchly Computer Corporation (EMCC) (March 1946 – 1950) was founded by J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly. It was incorporated on December 22, 1947. After building the ENIAC at the University of Pennsylvania, Eckert and ...
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Eckert–Mauchly Award The Eckert–Mauchly Award recognizes contributions to digital systems and computer architecture. It is known as the computer architecture community’s most prestigious award. First awarded in 1979, it was named for John Presper Eckert and Joh ...
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Max Eckert-Greifendorff Max Eckert (after 1934, Max Eckert-Greifendorff: 10 April 1868 in Chemnitz, Kingdom of Saxony – 26 December 1938, in Aachen) was a German geographer. Biography He received his education in Löbau and Berlin, and taught for some time at Löba ...
(1868–1938), German geographer **
Eckert projection The Eckert projections are six pseudocylindrical map projections devised by Max Eckert-Greifendorff, who presented them in 1906. The latitudes are parallel lines in all six projections. The projections come in pairs; in the odd-numbered projection ...
, any of six map projections devised by Eckert-Greifendorff * Karl Anton Eckert (1820–1879), German conductor and composer * Lars Eckert (born 1983), German rugby union player *
Robb Eckert Robb Eckert is an American politician. He served as a Republican member for the 47th district of the North Dakota House of Representatives. In 2022, Eckert was elected for the 47th district of the North Dakota House of Representatives, to repl ...
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Robert A. Eckert Robert A. "Bob" Eckert (born 1954) is an American businessman, chairman and CEO of Mattel from 2000 to 2011, CEO of Kraft Foods from 1997 to 2000, and an operating partner with the private equity firm Friedman Fleischer & Lowe. Early life Eckert ...
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Volker Eckert Volker Eckert (1 July 1959 – 2 July 2007) was a German serial killer, who killed six women in East Germany, France and Spain, between 1974 and 2006. Eckert confessed to only six murders, five of whom were sex workers, but is known to have kille ...
(1959–2007), German truck driver and serial killer *
Wallace John Eckert Wallace John Eckert (June 19, 1902 – August 24, 1971) was an American astronomer, who directed the Thomas J. Watson Astronomical Computing Bureau at Columbia University which evolved into the research division of IBM. Life Wallace John Eckert ...
(1902–1971), German-American astronomer **
Eckert (crater) Eckert is a tiny, isolated lunar impact crater in the northern part of the Mare Crisium (a circular region of relatively dark, flat material on the surface of the Moon). This crater forms a circular pit in the dark surface of the surrounding l ...
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William Eckert William Dole Eckert (January 20, 1909 – April 16, 1971) was a lieutenant general in the United States Air Force, and later the fourth Commissioner of Major League Baseball from to . Personal life, career, and death William Eckert was born ...
(1909–1971), U.S. Air Force general and commissioner of Major League Baseball *
Win Scott Eckert Win Scott Eckert is an author and editor, best known for his work on the literary-crossover Wold Newton Universe, created by author Philip José Farmer, but much expanded-upon subsequently by Eckert and others. He holds a B.A. in Anthropology a ...
, author


Characters on the television series ''General Hospital''

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Bill Eckert '' General Hospital'' is the longest-running American television serial drama, airing on ABC. Created by Frank and Doris Hursley, it originally was set it in a general hospital (hence the title), in an unnamed fictional city. In the 1970s, t ...
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Jenny Eckert ''General Hospital'' is the longest-running American television serial drama, airing on ABC. Created by Frank and Doris Hursley, it originally was set it in a general hospital (hence the title), in an unnamed fictional city. In the 1970s, the ...
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Nancy Eckert This is a list of characters that have appeared or been mentioned on the American ABC soap opera '' General Hospital''. A Aaron :(Chad Brannon, 2009) Abigail :(Ivy Bethune, 1987) Sarah Abbott :(Eileen Dietz, 1981–83) ::Roommate to Heather W ...
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Sly Eckert '' General Hospital'' is the longest-running American television serial drama, airing on ABC. Created by Frank and Doris Hursley, it originally was set it in a general hospital (hence the title), in an unnamed fictional city. In the 1970s, t ...


Places

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Eckert, Colorado Eckert is a former unincorporated community, now a neighborhood within the boundaries of the incorporated town of Orchard City in Delta County, Colorado, United States. There is a U.S. Post Office in Eckert, the ZIP Code for which is 81418. ...
, a small town in the United States * Eckert, Michigan, a historic settlement *
Eckert Building Eckert Building is a historic building in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on September 29, 1983. Description and history The large multi–story mixed residential/commercial use building sits on a found ...
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Eckert (crater) Eckert is a tiny, isolated lunar impact crater in the northern part of the Mare Crisium (a circular region of relatively dark, flat material on the surface of the Moon). This crater forms a circular pit in the dark surface of the surrounding l ...
, on the moon, named for American astronomer Wallace John Eckert


See also

* Ecker (surname) * Eckerle, a surname {{Disambiguation, surname Surnames from given names