Famous People with Name Eckert

Allan W. Eckert            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Allan W. Eckert: is an American historical novelist and naturalist.Eckert was born in Buffalo, New York and raised in the Chicago, Illinois area, but has been a long-time resident of Bellefontaine, Ohio, near where he attended university. As a young man, he hitch-hiked around the United States, living off the land and learning about wildlife. He began writing about nature and American history at the age of thirteen, eventually becoming an author of numerous distinguished books for children and adults. Seven of his books have been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in literature. One of his novels tells how the Great Auk went extinct.

Ernst R. G. Eckert            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Ernst R. G. Eckert: was a scientist who advanced the film cooling technique for aeronautical engines.[4] Eckert worked as a rocket and jet engine scientist at the Aeronautical Research Institute in Braunschweig, Germany, then via Operation Paperclip, began jet propulsion research in 1945 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. In 1951, Eckert joined the University of Minnesota in the department of mechanical engineering. Eckert published more than 550 scientific papers and books. The Eckert number in fluid dynamics was named after him.

Lars Eckert            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Lars Eckert: is a German international rugby union player, playing for the SC Neuenheim in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team. He plays rugby since 1990. He played for RK 03 Berlin until 2004, when he joined SC Neuenheim. He played his last

Christian Eckert            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Christian Eckert: is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Meurthe-et-Moselle department, and is a member of the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche.

John Adam Presper "Pres" Eckert Jr.            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Adam Presper "Pres" Eckert Jr.: was an American electrical engineer and computer pioneer. With John Mauchly he invented the first general-purpose electronic digital computer (ENIAC), presented the first course in computing topics (the Moore School Lectures), founded the first commercial