Gustav Eckstein (1875–1916) was an Austrian social democrat, and associate of

Karl Kautsky Karl Johann Kautsky (; ; 16 October 1854 – 17 October 1938) was a Czech-Austrian philosopher, journalist, and Marxist theorist. Kautsky was one of the most authoritative promulgators of orthodox Marxism after the death of Friedrich Engels ...

. Apart from that, Eckstein was also a journalist and scholar.

Legacy

Eckstein is usually remembered today for playing a role in communism. Dr. Otto Steiger writes that:

I think that this person could be Gustav Eckstein (1875–1916), socialist (marxian revisionist) and economist. For a broader public he is known as a critic of Rosa Luxemburg's ''Die Akkumulation des Kapitals''. His review of this book has been printed as an appendix in all German editions of ''Die Akkumulation'' after Luxembourg's death.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Eckstein, Gustav 1875 births 1916 deaths Austrian Jews Austro-Hungarian Jews Jewish Austrian politicians Social Democratic Party of Austria politicians 19th-century Austrian journalists 20th-century Austrian journalists