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.
Eli F. Peckumn
Eli Franklin Peckumn (January 29, 1873 – January 17, 1953) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Morningside College in 1904, compiling a record of 0–4–3. Peckumn played college football at Northwestern University, lettering in 1900, 1902, and 1903.