Eckermann, Johann Peter, a German writer, born at Winsen, in Hanover; friend of Goethe, and editor of his works; the author of “Conversations with Goethe in the Last Years of his Life, 1823-32,” a record of wise reflections and of Goethe's opinions on all subjects, of the utmost interest to all students of the German sage (1792‒1854).
Definition taken from The Nuttall Encyclopædia, edited by the Reverend James Wood (1907)
Eck, John * Eckhart, Meister