Beck, Gustav
Gustav Julius Beck was born on May 7, 1920 in Vienna, Austria, as the son of Helene and Oskar Beck. His father was a retailer in the leather business. He grew up in Vienna’s eighth district where he attended the Gymnasium .
With the help of a business acquaintance of his father, who issued an affidavit of support, he was able to obtain the necessary papers for emigration and followed his parents first to Holland and then to the United States in July 1938.
Gustav Beck acquired an M.D. at NYU in 1944. After serving in an US Army medical corps he started a career as a physician, which he finished as Professor for Clinical Medicine at NYU School of Medicine.
In 1996 he and his wife, Rita moved to Gwyned, Pennsylvania.
From the guide to the Gustav Beck Collection, 1882-2007, (Leo Baeck Institute)
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| creatorOf | Gustav Beck Collection, 1882-2007 | Leo Baeck Institute. | |
| referencedIn | Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary. Correspondence, 1863-1879 | Smithsonian Institution Archives |
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| associatedWith | Beck family | family |
| associatedWith | Beck, Helen | person |
| associatedWith | Friedmann family | family |
| associatedWith | Glaser family | family |
| correspondedWith | Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878 | person |
| associatedWith | levitiss family | family |
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