Background
Beckman, Nils Arvid Teodor was born on October 30, 1902 in Stockholm, Sweden. Son of Knut Anton and Ruth (Hammarstedt) Beckman.
Beckman, Nils Arvid Teodor was born on October 30, 1902 in Stockholm, Sweden. Son of Knut Anton and Ruth (Hammarstedt) Beckman.
Juris candidate U. Stockholm, 1923, Juris doctor honoris causa, 1953.
Admitted to bar, Sweden, 1923, practiced in Stockholm, 1923-1972. With Court Appeals, Stockholm, 1941-1947. Vice-attorney general, 1944-1947.
Judge Supreme Court, 1947-1963, president, 1963-1969.
Member Common for Criminal Law Reform, 1937-1953. Member Swedish Association Criminologists (president 1959-1969), Swedish Association Against Heart and Lung Diseases (vice president 1952-1968).
Married Sigrid Karlsson, June 4, 1927. Children: Sven, Vera, Lars.