Victor Emanuel Beck

Background

Beck, Victor Emanuel was born on March 30, 1894 in St. James, Minnesota, United States. Son of Alfred Constantine and Anna (Erickson) Beck.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Gustavus Adolphus College, 1914. Master of Arts, Yale, 1921. Bachelor of Divinity, Augustana Seminary, 1918.

Doctor of Philosophy, Boston University, 1947.

Career

; children—Robert N., Paul V., Lawrence H., Lois (Mistress E. E. Ryden). Married second, Esther Anderson, June 3, 1941. Ordained to ministry Lutheran Church, 1918.

Pastor in Connecticut, 1918-1921, Iowa, 1921-1929, Minnesota, 1929-1940, Massachusetts, 1940-1947, Gustavus Adolphus Church, New York City, 1947-1954. Secretary of literature Augustana Book Concern, Rock Island, Illinois, since 1954. Teacher Upsala College, 1953-1954, Lutheran Bible Institute, Teaneck, New Jersey, 1950-1952.

President Iowa Conference Luther League, 1922-1925. Member Minnesota Council Religious Education, 1935-1940. Alternate delegate, Swedish-English interpreter Lutheran World Federation, Hanover, Germany, 1952.

Membership

Member Minnesota Council Religious Education, 1935-1940. Member of the board Iowa Lutheran Hospital, 1925-1929, president, 1927-1929. Member Poetry Society American, League Minnesota Poets.

Connections

Married Elizabeth Nelson, June 28, 1922 (deceased.; married second, Esther Anderson, June 3, 1941. Children: Robert N., Paul V., Lawrence H., Lois (Mistress E. E. Ryden).

Father:

Alfred Constantine Beck

Mother:

Anna (Erickson) Beck

Spouse:

Esther Anderson

Spouse:

Elizabeth Nelson

child:

Lois Beck (Mistress E. E. Ryden)

child:

Robert N. Beck

child:

Lawrence H. Beck

child:

Paul V. Beck