Theodore Beck, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Theodore Beck

British academic (1859-1899)

Date of Birth: 04-Jul-1859

Place of Birth: Hackney, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 02-Sep-1899

Profession: pedagogue

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Theodore Beck (4 July 1859 Stoke Newington – 2 September 1899, Shimla) was a Quaker and British educationalist working for the British Raj in India, who was invited by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan to serve as the Principal of the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College in Aligarh after Mr.
H.G.I.
Siddon resigned due to poor health in 1883.
Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College later evolve into the Aligarh Muslim University. Beck was educated at the University of London and Trinity College, Cambridge., where he was an active member of the 'Apostles', a religious group founded by Frederick Denison Maurice.
He gained his B.A.
in 1883, and was appointed Principal of MAO that year, aged only 24.