Background
BECKH, Harald J. von was born on November 17, 1917 in Vienna, Austria. Son of Johannes A. and Elisabeth von Beckh (nee Flach-Hille).
BECKH, Harald J. von was born on November 17, 1917 in Vienna, Austria. Son of Johannes A. and Elisabeth von Beckh (nee Flach-Hille).
Theresianum High School, Vienna and Vienna University.
Lecturer Aeromedical Academy Berlin 1941, Buenos Aires National Institute of Aviation Medicine 1947. Joined staff of United States Air Force Aeromedical Field Laboratory, Holloman Air Force Base, North.M. 1956, Scientific Director October 1958-1964. Chief Scientist 1964-1970.
Director of Research Aerospace Medical Research Department, Naval Air Development Center since 1970.
Professor, of Human Physiology, New Mexico State University 1959-1970. Fellow, British Interplanetary Society, Aerospace Medical Association (President Space Medicine Branch 1978-1979).
Association Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Senior; President Holloman Section 1959-1961).
Armed Forces/National Research Council Committee on Biology-Astronautics 1958-1961. Space Medicine Committee of Institute Astronautical Federation since 1961, Institute Academy, of Astronautics. German Rocket Society, Medical Association of Armed Forces of Argentina, Portuguese Centre of Astronautical Studies, Spanish Society of Aerospace Medicine, Austrian Astronautical Society.
American Rocket Society.
Institute Academy, of Aviation Medicine.