Heckscher is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * August Heckscher (1848–1941), German American philanthropist * Charles Heckscher, American academic and management theorist *

Eli Heckscher Eli Filip Heckscher (24 November 1879 – 23 December 1952) was a Swedish political economist and economic historian. Biography Heckscher was born in Stockholm, son of the Jewish Danish-born businessman Isidor Heckscher and his spouse Rosa Meyer ...

(1879–1952), Swedish economist * Ferdinand Heckscher (1806–1891), German actor *

Gunnar Heckscher Gunnar Edvard Heckscher (8 July 190924 November 1987) was a Swedish political scientist and leader of the Rightist Party (), which later became the Moderate Party. Biography Heckscher was born in Djursholm, son of economist Eli Heckscher and wr ...

(1909–1987), Swedish politician and son of Eli Heckscher *

Gustave Maurice Heckscher Gustave Maurice Heckscher (May 15, 1884 – June 11, 1967), was a pioneer aviator with seaplanes. and later a real estate developer in California. Early life Heckscher was born on May 15, 1884, in Philadelphia. He was the son of Anna (née At ...

(1884–1967), American pioneer aviator * Morrison Heckscher (born 1940), American art historian and curator *

Sten Heckscher Sten Heckscher (born 29 July 1942) is a Swedish lawyer and Social Democratic politician. He graduated with a degree in law from Uppsala University. Even though his father was leader of what later became the Moderate Party, Heckscher himself enga ...

, Swedish politician and grandson of Eli Heckscher * William S. Heckscher (1904–1999), German art historian

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The Heckscher Foundation for Children The Heckscher Foundation for Children is a New York City-focused private foundation that provides grants to underserved New York City youth. Often, the foundation's grant-giving takes the form of program support, capacity-building, capital project ...

Heckscher State Parkway The Heckscher State Parkway (formerly known as the Heckscher Spur) is an parkway on Long Island, New York, in the United States. The parkway is located entirely within the Suffolk County town of Islip. Although it officially begins at the ...

in western Town of Islip, Suffolk County, New York *

Heckscher State Park Heckscher State Park is a state park on the shore of the Great South Bay at East Islip in Suffolk County, New York, USA. History The park includes that was once the 19th-century estates of George C. Taylor and J. Neal Plum. Islip's foun ...

in East Islip, New York *

Heckscher Park (Huntington, New York) Heckscher Park is a local park and national historic district in Huntington, Suffolk County, New York. It is bounded by Madison Street, Sabbath Day Path, Main Street, and Prime Avenue. The park is roughly triangular-shaped with a large pond on ...

, a local park on the National Register of Historic Places in Huntington, New York *

Heckscher Museum of Art The Heckscher Museum of Art is named after its benefactor, August Heckscher, who in 1920 donated 185 works of art to be housed in a new Beaux-Arts building located in Heckscher Park, in Huntington, New York. The museum has over 2000 works of art ...

within the aforementioned park in Huntington, New York

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