Hans Beck 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 his model airplanes to Horst Brandstätter, owner of local toy company Geobra Brandstätter, who took him on, and asked him to develop toy figures for children. As a hobby Beck built ultra-lightweight model aircraft for flying indoors. He competed in
Nathan Bech continues to be active with the statewide effort to Repeal the Casino Deal in Massachusetts which will be voted on by Massachusetts voters on November 4, 2014. Bech grew up in the predominantly Hispanic North End of Springfield, Massachusetts. His family moved to West Springfield when Bech was ten years old. Bech completed the requirements for a high school diploma in three years and spent his fourth year of high school studying in India as a Rotary Youth Exchange Student. Bech graduated from West Springfield High School in 1992. Bech is a graduate of Colgate University where he earned his