The German theologian Johann Maier von Eck (1486-1543) was a leading Roman Catholic opponent of Luther. Johann Eck was born at Eck in Swabia, and like Martin Luther was of peasant stock. He studied at Heidelberg and other universities before becoming a...

ECK, JOHANN (1486–1543), German Roman Catholic theologian known for his opposition to the Protestant reformers. Born Johann Maier in the Swabian village of Eck, he entered the University of Heidelberg at age eleven. Thereafter he studied at...

Johann Eck (November 13, 1486 – February 13, 1543) was a 16th century theologian and defender of Catholicism during the Protestant Reformation. It was Eck who argued that the beliefs of Martin Luther and Jan Hus were...

At a softball clinic in Manassas a couple of months ago, several youngsters showed up not only to learn about the sport, but to meet Osbourn senior Cristi Ecks, an All-Met pitcher. Instructor and softball ambassador are one thing, but local celebrity? ...

MUSEUM LUDWIG KOLN To get to Johannes Wohnseifer's recent exhibition, which was curated by Rita Kersting and housed in the project room of the Museum Ludwig Koln, one had to pass through the permanent collection; in the middle of Pop Art, one...