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
Bech Ministry Bech Ministry The Bech Ministry came into office in Luxembourg on 16 July 1926 after the resignation of the Prüm Ministry. It was reshuffled on 11 April 1932 and on 27 December 1936. It stepped down after the referendum on the so-called "Maulkuerfgesetz" (muzzle law), in which the majority of voters decided against the law. After the Prüm government's resignation, the Grand Duchess had initially intended to confide the formation of a government to Hubert Loutsch, already a former prime minister. However, the man associated with the "coup d’État" of 1915 was unacceptable in the eyes of the left. Joseph