Eckermann

[ ek-uhr-mahn ]

/ ˈɛk ərˌmɑn /

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noun

Jo·hann Pe·ter

[yoh-hahn pey-tuhr], /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈpeɪ tər/, 1792–1854, German writer and literary assistant to Goethe.

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How to use Eckermann in a sentence

We were fortunate enough to be in time to see poor Eckermann before his total death.
George Eliot's Life, Vol. I (of 3)|George Eliot
Some of the remarks in this connection that Eckermann has left us from his conversations with Goethe must be taken very carefully.
The Wonders of Life|Ernst Haeckel
Eckermann tells a curious story of the way in which Goethe then continued the publication of the maxims.
Maxims and Reflections|Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The Goethe of these elder years is seen to most advantage in the 'Conversations with Eckermann.'
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16|Various

He sat smoking, and turning over the pages of Eckermann's 'Conversations with Goethe.'
The History of David Grieve|Mrs. Humphry Ward