Background
Beckman, Frederick William was born on September 5, 1873 in Clayton, Iowa, United States. Son of Herman F. and Louise (Kurdelmeyer) Beckman.
Beckman, Frederick William was born on September 5, 1873 in Clayton, Iowa, United States. Son of Herman F. and Louise (Kurdelmeyer) Beckman.
Bachelor of Philosophy Iowa, 1897.
Reporter Council Bluffs Nonpareil, 1898, editor, 1902-1903. Reporter Sioux City Journal, 1899-1902. Managing editor Des Moines Register-Leader, 1903-1909, associate editor, 1910-1911.
Editor Sunday Magazine Syndicate, 1909-1910. Professor journalism, Iowa State College, 1911-1927. Managing editor Farmer’s Wife, 1927-1935, editor, 1935-1939.
Editor, public Journal, Knoxville, Iowa, 1939-1950, editor, since 1950. Named Master Editor-Public by Iowa Press Association, 1944. Army Young Men’s Christian Association secretary, 1918.
Member Army Ednl. Corps, France and Germany, 1919. Founder, 1924, and Chairman of the Board Collegiate Press, Iowa State College. Member of national council, Minnesota state committee Young Men's Christian Association.
Member Army Ednl. Corps, France and Germany, 1919. Founder, 1924, and Chairman of the Board Collegiate Press, Iowa State College. Member of national council, Minnesota state committee Young Men's Christian Association.
Member Sigma Delta Chi (honorary president 1922), Phi Kappa Phi. Clubs: Rotary, Knoxville Golf and Country. Co-Author: A Desk Book of Style (with Blair Converse), 7th edit., 1943.
Married Anna McCullough, June 18, 1901. Children: Richard William, Elizabeth Louise.