 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Beck akaberekerwa muFreiburg im Breisgau, uye akapinda muuto reAustria Empire muna 1848. Akazvizivisa somukuru mukuru weboka revarwi muHondo yeMagenta, uye muna 1863 akaitwa mubatsiri womunhu oga womusasa kuna Mambo. Akabata chinzvimbo ichi, pamwe chete nechi adjutant-general uye mukuru wehurumende yemauto kusvika muna 1881, achiwana kuvimba kwaMambo uye achiita simba guru pamibvunzo yose yemauto. 