. History of Northampton County [Pennsylvania] and the grand valley of the Lehigh under supervision and revision of William J. Heller, assisted by an advisory board of with raptures crowned. RICHARD HENRY BECK, —Newburg, Northampton county,Pennsylvania, has been the scene of the life labors of Dr. Richard Henry Beck,long a leading representative of the medical profession of Northamptoncounty, where his family has long been resident. Dr. Beck has been in con-tinuous practice since 1874, and now, after nearly fifty years of service, isstill found in his ofifice and at the bedside
. History of Northampton County [Pennsylvania] and the grand valley of the Lehigh under supervision and revision of William J. Heller, assisted by an advisory board of with raptures crowned. RICHARD HENRY BECK, —Newburg, Northampton county,Pennsylvania, has been the scene of the life labors of Dr. Richard Henry Beck,long a leading representative of the medical profession of Northamptoncounty, where his family has long been resident. Dr. Beck has been in con-tinuous practice since 1874, and now, after nearly fifty years of service, isstill found in his ofifice and at the bedside of members of fainilies he hasattended through almost five decades. Dr. Beck has associated with him hisyoungest son, Dr. Seni Grim Beck, whose professional work with his fatherwas interrupted by a period of army service in France with the AmericanExpeditionary Force. Dr. Richard H. Beck is a son of Jacob and Susanna(Reinheimcr) Beck, and grandson of George Henry and Elizabeth (Johnson)Beck, residents of the old family homestead in Lower Nazareth township,Jacob Beck becoming a farmer of Bethlehem township. Dr. Richard H. Beck was born in Bethlehem township, Northampton. /e. ^tL-, /^../£_y THE NRW VORKPUBLIC LIBIIARY ASTOK. LENOX AND TILDBiN B • L BIOGRAPHICAL 229 county, Pennsylvania, December 20, 1850. After attending the public schoolsof Lower Nazareth township, the Moravian Parochial School at Nazareth,and a select school at Bethlehem, he took a course in the preparatory depart-ment of Pennsylvania College, Gettysburg, then entering Muhlenburg Col-lege as a member of the first class to complete a four years course in thatinstitution. He was awarded the degree of in 1871, then entered themedical department of the University of Pennsylvania, whence he was gradu-ated ). in the class of 1874. His initial professional work was in associa-tion with Dr. J. G. Scholl at Hecktown, but soon afterward he began practicein Newburg, where he has since remained.
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