Hans Beck Playmobil. During the World Expo 2000 in Hannover, Beck was among the 100 German personalities who were honored with a statue within the German Pavilion. He died at the age of 79 on 30 January 2009 after a serious illness. Hans Beck Hans Beck (6 May 1929, Greiz – 30 January 2009, Markdorf) was the German inventor of Playmobil toys. He is thus often called "The Father of Playmobil". Born in Greiz, Thuringia, Beck grew up in the town of Zirndorf. He trained as a cabinet maker and made small toy vehicles and figures for his younger siblings. He presented
Nathan Bech Afghan Ministry of Health with the goal of training midwives in order to reduce the high Afghan death rate of women and children during childbirth. Bech's fourth deployment was to Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti, Africa. There he oversaw project development by Civil Affairs Teams throughout many countries in the Horn of Africa. Bech was the 2008 Republican Party candidate for U.S. Congress from Massachusetts's 1st congressional district. He ran against then incumbent John W. Olver, an Amherst Democrat, who has since retired.<ref name="urlSwift Endorses Bech for Congress - / iBerkshires.com - The Berkshires online guide to events, news and Berkshire