Earl Ray Beck

Background

Beck, Earl Ray was born on September 8, 1916 in Junction City, Ohio, United States. Son of Ernest Ray and Mary Frances (Helser) Beck.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Capital U., 1937; Master of Arts, Ohio State University, 1939; Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, 1942.

Career

Instructor, Capital U., 1942-1943; Instructor, Ohio State University, 1946-1949; assistant professor, Florida State University, Tallahassee, 1949-1952; associate professor, Florida State University, 1952-1960; professor of history, Florida State University, 1960-1989; department chairman history, Florida State University, 1967-1972; chairman graduate studies, Florida State University, 1982-1987; professor emeritus, since 1989. Summer visiting professor Louisiana State University, 1955, Tulane University, 1959, Duke U., 1966.

Achievements

• Earl Ray Beck has been listed as a noteworthy Historian, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • A Time of Triumph and Sorrow: Spanish Politics During the Reign of Alfonso XII, 1874-1885

    ( This first study in English of the reign of Alfonso XII...)

  • Under the Bombs: The German Home Front, 1942-1945

    (Under the Bombs tells the story of the civilian populatio...)

  • Florida State University Studies. Number Thirty-One. The Death of the Prussian Republic: A Study of Reich-Prussian Relations, 1932-1934

    (Leopold is delighted to publish this classic book as part...)

  • The Death of the Prussian Republic: A Study of Reich Prussian Relations, 1932-1934

    (Additional Editors Are Betty Monaghan Watts, Kenneth M. S...)

  • On Teaching History in Colleges and Universities

    (Teaching History in Colleges and Universities)

  • The Death of the Prussian Republic: A Study of Reich-Prussian Relations, 1932-19

    (Hardcover Publisher: Florida State U., Tallahassee (1959)...)

  • The Death of the Prussian Republic Florida State University Studies #31
  • Germany Rediscovers America
  • Verdict on Schacht,: A study in the problem of political "guilt." (Florida State University studies)
  • The Death of the Prussian Republic. A Study of Reich-Prussian Relations, 1932-1934
  • A Time of Triumph and Sorrow : Spanish Politics During the Reign of Alfonso XII
  • Under the Bombs: German Home Front, 1942-45 by Earl R. Beck (1999-12-31)

Membership

Served with Army of the United States, 1946-1949. Member Southern History Association (chairman European history section 1983-1984), German Studies Association.

Connections

Married Marjorie Culbertson, November 7, 1944 (deceased February 1995). Children: Ann, Mary Sue.

Father:

Ernest Ray Beck

Mother:

Mary Frances (Helser) Beck

Spouse:

Marjorie Culbertson

child:

Mary Sue Beck

child:

Ann Beck