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| birth_date = 3 December 1913
| birth_date = 3 December 1913
| birth_place = [[Vaduz]], [[Liechtenstein]]
| birth_place = [[Vaduz]], Liechtenstein
| death_date = 16 November 1997 (aged 83)
| death_date = 16 November 1997 (aged 83)
| death_place = [[Triesenberg]], Liechtenstein
| death_place = [[Triesenberg]], Liechtenstein
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== Life ==
== Life ==
Beck was born on 3 December 1913 in [[Vaduz]] as the son of blacksmith Josef and Maria Beck as one of four children. He worked as a construction worker.
Beck was born on 3 December 1913 in [[Vaduz]] as the son of blacksmith Josef and Maria Beck as one of four children. He worked as a construction worker.<ref name=":0" />


From 1956 to 1979 he was the president of the [[Liechtenstein Employees' Association]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Büchel |first=Donat |date=31 December 2011 |title=Beck, Johann (1913–1997) |url=https://historisches-lexikon.li/Beck,_Johann_(1913%E2%80%931997)?marker=Johann+Beck |access-date=22 December 2024 |website=[[Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein]] |language=de}}</ref> From [[June 1953 Liechtenstein general election|June 1953]] to 1978 he was a member of the [[Landtag of Liechtenstein]] as a member of the [[Patriotic Union (Liechtenstein)|Patriotic Union]]. During this time, he was a member of the finance and audit committee.{{Sfn|Vogt|1987}} From 1964 to 1974 he was a member of the board of directors of the [[Old age and survivors' insurance (Liechtenstein)|old age and survivors' insurance]] in Liechtenstein, and was its vice president from 1970 to 1974. From 1974, he was an honourary member of the Patriotic Union.<ref name=":0" />
From 1956 to 1979 he was the president of the [[Liechtenstein Employees' Association]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Büchel |first=Donat |date=31 December 2011 |title=Beck, Johann (1913–1997) |url=https://historisches-lexikon.li/Beck,_Johann_(1913%E2%80%931997)?marker=Johann+Beck |access-date=22 December 2024 |website=[[Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein]] |language=de}}</ref> From [[June 1953 Liechtenstein general election|June 1953]] to 1978 he was a member of the [[Landtag of Liechtenstein]] as a member of the [[Patriotic Union (Liechtenstein)|Patriotic Union]]. During this time, he was a member of the finance and audit committee.{{Sfn|Vogt|1987}} From 1964 to 1974 he was a member of the board of directors of the [[Old age and survivors' insurance (Liechtenstein)|old age and survivors' insurance]] in Liechtenstein, and was its vice president from 1970 to 1974. From 1974, he was an honourary member of the Patriotic Union.<ref name=":0" />
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Beck also worked as a historian and journalist for newspapers where he wrote historical articles, poems, and travel reports. He was a member of the church choir in [[Triesenberg]].<ref name=":0" />
Beck also worked as a historian and journalist for newspapers where he wrote historical articles, poems, and travel reports. He was a member of the church choir in [[Triesenberg]].<ref name=":0" />


He married Irma Eberle (28 April 1919 – 2015)<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Irma Beck (1919–2015) |url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/272684359/irma-beck |access-date=22 December 2024 |website=Find a grave}}</ref> on 22 August 1940 and they had one child together. He died on 16 November 1997 in Triesenberg, aged 83 years old.<ref name=":0" /> He is buried in Triesenberg, along with his wife.<ref name=":1" />
He married Irma Eberle on 22 August 1940 and they had one child together. He died on 16 November 1997 in Triesenberg, aged 83.<ref name=":0" />

== Honours ==

* {{flag|Liechtenstein}}: [[Order of Merit of the Principality of Liechtenstein|Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Principality of Liechtenstein]] (1976)<ref name=":0" />


== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:Members of the Landtag of Liechtenstein (1974–1978)]]
[[Category:Members of the Landtag of Liechtenstein (1974–1978)]]
[[Category:Liechtenstein historians]]
[[Category:Liechtenstein historians]]
[[Category:Liechtenstein journalists]]
[[Category:Liechtenstein builders]]

Latest revision as of 18:17, 28 December 2024

Johann Beck
Member of the Landtag of Liechtenstein for Oberland
In office
14 June 1953 – 3 February 1978
Personal details
Born3 December 1913
Vaduz, Liechtenstein
Died16 November 1997 (aged 83)
Triesenberg, Liechtenstein
Political partyPatriotic Union
Spouse
Irma Eberle
(m. 1940)
Children1

Johann Beck (3 December 1913 – 16 November 1997) was a journalist and politician from Liechtenstein who served in the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 1953 to 1978.

Life

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Beck was born on 3 December 1913 in Vaduz as the son of blacksmith Josef and Maria Beck as one of four children. He worked as a construction worker.[1]

From 1956 to 1979 he was the president of the Liechtenstein Employees' Association.[1] From June 1953 to 1978 he was a member of the Landtag of Liechtenstein as a member of the Patriotic Union. During this time, he was a member of the finance and audit committee.[2] From 1964 to 1974 he was a member of the board of directors of the old age and survivors' insurance in Liechtenstein, and was its vice president from 1970 to 1974. From 1974, he was an honourary member of the Patriotic Union.[1]

Beck also worked as a historian and journalist for newspapers where he wrote historical articles, poems, and travel reports. He was a member of the church choir in Triesenberg.[1]

He married Irma Eberle on 22 August 1940 and they had one child together. He died on 16 November 1997 in Triesenberg, aged 83.[1]

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Büchel, Donat (31 December 2011). "Beck, Johann (1913–1997)". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  2. ^ Vogt 1987.

Bibliography

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  • Vogt, Paul (1987). 125 Jahre Landtag (in German). Vaduz: Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein.