HANS BECK

Hans Beck, also called "the father of playmobil" was born the 6th May 1929 in Thuringia, Germany. He was de german inventor of the toy playmobil.

He grew up in the town of Zirndorg. Beginning his toymaking career as a creator of little vehicles and figures for his younger brothers.

Beck spend three years developing what became Playmobil. Beck conducted research that allowed him to develop a toy that would be flexible, not too complex, whit special hands to take objects and a big head with the face similar to the children drawings (big eyes, no nose and a big smile).

The first playmobil sets were of native americans, construction workers and knigths.

He was died in Frankfurt, Germany, the 30th January 2009, aged 79, after a long ilness.

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