Eli Heckscher
Heckscher was born in Stockholm, son of the Jewish Danish-born businessman Isidor Heckscher and his spouse Rosa Meyer, and completed his secondary education there in 1897. He studied at Uppsala University and Gothenburg University, completing his PhD in Uppsala in 1907. He was professor of Political economy and Statistics at the Stockholm School of Economics from 1909 until 1919, when he exchanged that chair for a research professorship in economic history, finally retiring as emeritus professor in 1945. In 1929 Heckscher founded the Institute for Economic History Research.
List of The Sopranos characters in the Soprano crime family
Eli is the son-in-law of Jewish loanshark Hesh Rabkin and Lenora. Made collections for Hesh in Leotardo family territory in Mill Basin, Brooklyn in 2006. He seems to be an Orthodox Jew as he is seen wearing a traditional kippah and drives a Lincoln Town Car. He enjoys eating Chinese cuisine, something that Hesh frowns upon. He was attacked by Jimmy Lauria, a Leotardo associate, upon leaving a Chinese restaurant with Hesh – the Leotardo crew did not realize Eli had been acting on Hesh's behalf. They thought he was an independent loanshark who was trying to steal customers on their territory. He has a wife who comes to take care of him when hospitalized. Jimmy, Gerry, and another associate burned Hesh and Eli out of their car, hit Hesh and beat up Eli. Gerry tells Tony Soprano that he only attacked Eli because he swung at him. Eli fled into the street and was struck by a taxi in a hit and run. After Hesh loans Tony money, Hesh confides in Eli that he may just murder Hesh to clear him of the large outstanding debt Tony has with him.
He was hospitalized by the accident for broken ribs and internal bleeding. Phil pays Eli $50,000 for the injuries from the attack. Hesh mentions that he takes it upon himself to drive Eli to physiotherapy following the hit and run. He is seen later in the series walking with a cane.