Career
He was assassinated during czar Nicholas II"s visit to Stockholm in 1909. Beckman began his career as a sub-lieutenant in the Swedish Navy in 1876 and was promoted to lieutenant in 1881 and captain in 1888. Beckman was promoted to commander of second rank in 1897 and first rank in 1900.
Beckman was promoted to colonel and commander of Karlskrona Coastal Artillery Regiment (KA 2) as well as artillery commander of Karlskrona Fortress in 1902.
In 1907, Beckman was promoted to major general and became commander of the Coastal Artillery. During Czar Nicholas II"s visit to Stockholm in 1909 the anarchist Hjalmar Wång tried to assassinate the czar.
He failed, however, and killed Beckman instead. Ten minutes after midnight on the 27 June he walked, dressed in parade uniform, through Kungsträdgården.
There he met Wång who shot him in the back.
Right after, the 22-year-old Wång shot himself in the head twice. Wång died the next morning from his injuries. Commander P. Dahlgren who was walking with Beckman escaped without injures.
The passer-by, feldsher Levander, was hit by a bullet but survived.
Beckman was buried on the 2 July 1909 at Norra begravningsplatsen in Solna Municipality.
