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 Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science in 1999. Bech has also studied Middle Eastern languages, cultures and history at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst and at other schools across the region. He completed his Master of the Arts Degree in Middle Eastern Cultures and Religions from Jerusalem University College in 2014. Bech joined the U.S. Army Reserve two days before his eighteenth birthday. It was in the military that Bech learned Russian, mostly at the Defense Language Institute. After ten years of combined service in the Army Reserves and the Massachusetts Army National Guard, Bech was selected for