Becker is one of the
German-languageGerman is a West Germanic language, thus related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. It is one of the world's major languages and the most widely spoken first language in the European Union. Around the world, German is spoken by approximately 105 million native speakers and also by...
surnames, along with
Bäcker and
BaeckerBaecker is one of the German-language surnames, along with Becker and Bäcker, that derive from the /bɑːk/-/bɛk/ root, which refers to baking. The surname began as a name for a baker ....
, that derive from the /bɑːk/-/bɛk/ root, which refers to
bakingBaking is the technique of prolonged cooking of food by dry heat acting by convection, and not by radiation, normally in an oven, but also in hot ashes, or on hot stones. It is primarily used for the preparation of bread, cakes, pastries and pies, tarts, quiches, and cookies. Such items are...
. The surname began as a name for a baker (and thus his family).
Becker may refer to any of the following:
- Albrecht Becker
Albrecht Becker was a production designer, photographer, and actor, who was imprisoned by the Nazi regime for the charge of homosexuality....
(1906–2002), German production designer, photographer, actor, imprisoned by Nazis for homosexuality
- Armando Becker
Armando Becker is a retired male basketball player from Venezuela, who played as a forward during his career. He competed for the Venezuela national basketball team at the 1990 FIBA World Championship and at the 1991 Pan American Games...
(born 1966), Venezuelan basketball player
- Barbara Becker
Barbara Quinze is an actress and model and is formely known as Barbara Becker.Barbara Quinze was born to an African-American photographer, Harlan Feltus, and a German teacher, Ursula....
(born 1966), ex wife of Boris Becker
- Benjamin Becker
Benjamin Becker is a German professional tennis player. Becker's primary weapon is a very big serve that he can hit at up to 220 km/h , along with powerful groundstrokes....
(born 1981), German tennis player
- Boris Becker
Boris Franz Becker is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from Germany. He is a six-time Grand Slam singles champion, an Olympic gold medalist, and the youngest-ever winner of the men's singles title at Wimbledon at the age of 17. Tennis Magazine put Becker in 18th place on its list of...
(born 1967), German tennis star
- Britta Becker
Britta Becker is a former German field hockey midfield player.Becker made her debut in the German women's field hockey team in 1991 and was the youngest in the Olympic squad in 1992. She was part of the 1995 winning team in the European Cup and the bronze medal winning team in the 1998 World Cup...
(born 1973), German field hockey player
- Carl Becker
Carl Becker may refer to:*Carl Heinrich Becker , German scholar on Islam, Prussian minister of culture and education*Carl L. Becker , American historian*Karl Becker , German painter...
(disambiguation)
- Charles Becker
Charles Becker was a New York City police officer in the 1890s and 1910's and who was tried, convicted and executed for ordering the murder of a Manhattan gambler, Herman Rosenthal. Becker was the first American police officer to receive the death penalty for murder...
(1870–1915), first U.S.
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Becker is one of the
German-languageGerman is a West Germanic language, thus related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. It is one of the world's major languages and the most widely spoken first language in the European Union. Around the world, German is spoken by approximately 105 million native speakers and also by...
surnames, along with
Bäcker and
BaeckerBaecker is one of the German-language surnames, along with Becker and Bäcker, that derive from the /bɑːk/-/bɛk/ root, which refers to baking. The surname began as a name for a baker ....
, that derive from the /bɑːk/-/bɛk/ root, which refers to
bakingBaking is the technique of prolonged cooking of food by dry heat acting by convection, and not by radiation, normally in an oven, but also in hot ashes, or on hot stones. It is primarily used for the preparation of bread, cakes, pastries and pies, tarts, quiches, and cookies. Such items are...
. The surname began as a name for a baker (and thus his family).
Becker may refer to any of the following:
People
- Albrecht Becker
Albrecht Becker was a production designer, photographer, and actor, who was imprisoned by the Nazi regime for the charge of homosexuality....
(1906–2002), German production designer, photographer, actor, imprisoned by Nazis for homosexuality
- Armando Becker
Armando Becker is a retired male basketball player from Venezuela, who played as a forward during his career. He competed for the Venezuela national basketball team at the 1990 FIBA World Championship and at the 1991 Pan American Games...
(born 1966), Venezuelan basketball player
- Barbara Becker
Barbara Quinze is an actress and model and is formely known as Barbara Becker.Barbara Quinze was born to an African-American photographer, Harlan Feltus, and a German teacher, Ursula....
(born 1966), ex wife of Boris Becker
- Benjamin Becker
Benjamin Becker is a German professional tennis player. Becker's primary weapon is a very big serve that he can hit at up to 220 km/h , along with powerful groundstrokes....
(born 1981), German tennis player
- Boris Becker
Boris Franz Becker is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from Germany. He is a six-time Grand Slam singles champion, an Olympic gold medalist, and the youngest-ever winner of the men's singles title at Wimbledon at the age of 17. Tennis Magazine put Becker in 18th place on its list of...
(born 1967), German tennis star
- Britta Becker
Britta Becker is a former German field hockey midfield player.Becker made her debut in the German women's field hockey team in 1991 and was the youngest in the Olympic squad in 1992. She was part of the 1995 winning team in the European Cup and the bronze medal winning team in the 1998 World Cup...
(born 1973), German field hockey player
- Carl Becker
Carl Becker may refer to:*Carl Heinrich Becker , German scholar on Islam, Prussian minister of culture and education*Carl L. Becker , American historian*Karl Becker , German painter...
(disambiguation)
- Charles Becker
Charles Becker was a New York City police officer in the 1890s and 1910's and who was tried, convicted and executed for ordering the murder of a Manhattan gambler, Herman Rosenthal. Becker was the first American police officer to receive the death penalty for murder...
(1870–1915), first U.S. police officer executed for murder
- Christine Becker
Christine Becker was a member of the first United States women's sabre team to ever win the World Championship title .Becker is a member of the U.S. National women's sabre team, and president of the Oregon Fencing Alliance. She is coached by U.S. National coach Ed Korfanty....
, member of U.S. women's saber team
- Cornelius Becker
Cornelius Becker Orthodox Lutheran pastor in Leipzig. He prepared the Becker Psalter, some of which Heinrich Schütz set to music....
, German theologian (see Becker PsalterThe Becker Psalter is a German metrical psalter published in two collections in 1628 and 1640 by the Leipzig theologian Cornelius Becker. This publication was without melodies and meant to be sung on other well-known Lutheran hymns...
)
- Cory Becker
Cory Becker is the guitarist in St. Louis band Living Things. He is the childhood friend of Lillian, Eve, and Bosh. This makes him the only member of the band not related to anyone. Becker played in local St. Louis christian rock bands before he joined Living Things in 2005, after Ahead of the...
, guitar player in St. Louis rock band Living Things
- Cristiane Luise Amalie Becker
Christiane Luise Amalie Becker-Neumann was a German actor. She was born in Crossen-an-der-Oder in the Kingdom of Prussia , daughter of a theatrical manager and dramatic poet, Johann Christian Neumann...
(1778–1797), German actress
- Dietrich Becker
Dietrich Becker was a German Baroque violinist and composer.Little is known about Becker's musical education. His first position was as organist at Ahrensberg. In his second position, in the service of the Chapelle Ducale of the Duke Christian-Ludwig at Celle, he mainly devoted himself to the...
(1623?–1679?), German Baroque violinist and composer
- Dirk Becker
Dirk Becker is a German politician and member of the SPD.-External links:*...
(born 1966), German politician
- Donald Becker
right|thumbnail|Donald Becker is a notable developer well known for writing many of the Ethernet drivers for the Linux operating system. Thousands of computers around the world routinely use his drivers to connect to the Internet....
, programmer
- Douglas Becker
' is a choreographer and teacher working in many idioms, including contemporary ballet and improvisation throughout Europe and the United States...
, American/Belgian choreographer, teacher
- Edmund Becker
Edmund Becker is a former German footballer, last coaching Karlsruher SC.- Career :Becker's biggest success was as a player with Karlsruher SC, when he finished in tenth place in the Bundesliga...
, German footballer
- Edward Roy Becker
Edward Roy Becker was a United States federal judge on the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Becker received his B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1954, and his LL.B. from Yale Law School in 1957...
(1933–2006), U.S. appeals court judge
- Elisabeth Becker
Elisabeth Becker was a concentration camp guard in World War II.-Life:Becker was born in Neuteich, Free City of Danzig to a German family. In 1936, aged 13, she joined the League of German Girls....
(1923–1946), German concentration camp guard during World War II
- Elizabeth Becker
Elizabeth Becker is a journalist and author who specializes in trade, development, and Asian affairs.Becker began her career as a war correspondent for The Washington Post covering Cambodia. She left Cambodia when the Khmer Rouge expelled all foreigners from the country in April 1975...
, U.S. journalist and author
- Ernest Becker
Dr. Ernest Becker was a cultural anthropologist and interdisciplinary scientific thinker and writer.-Life:Becker was born in Springfield, Massachusetts to Jewish immigrant parents...
(1925–1974), cultural anthropologist
- Franz Becker
Franz Becker is a former German footballer. He played with 1. FC Köln for three years between 1951 and 1954 together with Hans Schäfer, Josef Röhrig und Fritz Herkenrath in the Western league....
(born 1918), German footballer
- Gary Becker
Gary Stanley Becker is an American economist and a Nobel laureate. Born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, Becker earned a B.A. at Princeton University in 1951 and a Ph.D. at The University of Chicago in 1955...
(born 1930), Nobel Prize-winning economist
- Gavin de Becker
Gavin de Becker is a specialist in security issues, primarily for governments, large corporations, and celebrities.He is designer of the MOSAIC Threat Assessment Systems used to screen threats to Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, members of United States Congress, and senior...
(born 1954), U.S. specialist in security issues
- Heidi Becker
Heidi Becker is an Austrian-born model. She is best known for being Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its June 1961 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Mario Casilli.When Heidi was 16, she and her family left Austria and settled in Milwaukee, Wisconsin...
(born 1940), Austrian-born model
- Heinrich Becker
Heinrich Becker , German actor, whose real name was Blumenthal, was born at Berlin.He obtained, while quite a young man, an appointment in the court theatre at Weimar, at that time under Goethe's auspices...
(1770–1822), German actor
- Heinz Becker
Heinz Reinhard Becker was a Major League Baseball first baseman who played for the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians...
(1915-1991), German baseball player
- Helmut Becker
Helmut Becker , German viticulturist, was chief of the Geisenheim Grape Breeding Institute. He viewed viticulture from a global perspective and promoted the globalization of a quality wine industry. Dr...
(1927–1989), German viticulturist
- Herbert Becker (physicist), German physicist, student of Walther Bothe
Walther Wilhelm Georg Bothe was a German nuclear physicist.In 1913, he joined the newly created Laboratory for Radioactivity at the Reich Physical and Technical Institute , where he remained until 1930, the latter few years as the director of the laboratory...
- Herbert L. Becker
Herbert Lawrence Becker is a magician and the inventor and patent/copyright holder for BOIP...
, magician and founder of IPTV.
- Howard P. Becker
Howard Paul Becker was for many years professor of sociology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.Becker was the son of Charles Becker, a notoriously corrupt New York police officer who went to the electric chair for murder in July 1915, and Letitia Stenson, of Ontario...
(1899-1960, U.S. sociologist
- Howard S. Becker
Howard Saul Becker is an American sociologist.-Biography:Howard Becker was born in Chicago, Illinois on April 18,1928 . As an undergraduate and later a graduate student at the University of Chicago, he worked as a professional jazz pianist, and plays still...
(born 1928), U.S. sociologist and musician
- Ingrid Becker
Ingrid Mickler-Becker is a former West German athlete and a double Olympic champion. Her name is sometimes written incorrectly as Ingrid Mickler in result lists....
(born 1942), German athlete
- Jacques Becker
Jacques Becker was a French screenwriter and film director.Becker was born in Paris, in an upper class background. During the 1930s he worked as an assistant to director Jean Renoir...
(1906–1960), French screenwriter and film director
- Jason Becker
Jason Becker, is an American neo-classical metal guitarist and composer. At the age of 16, he became part of the Mike Varney-produced duo Cacophony with his friend Marty Friedman. They released Speed Metal Symphony in 1987 and Go Off! in 1988...
(born 1969), Neo-classical metal guitarist
- Jean Becker (director, actor) (born 1938), French director, screenwriter, and actor
- Jean Becker (violinist)
Jean Becker was a prominent German violinist from Mannheim in the Grand Duchy of Baden.During his career, Becker toured extensively, both as a solo virtuoso, and later, using a Stradivarius violin , as a chamber music performer...
(1833-1884), German violinist and composer
- Jurek Becker
Jurek Becker was a Polish-born German writer, film-author and GDR dissident. His most famous novel is Jacob the Liar, which has been made into two films...
(1937–1997), German writer
- Kaethe Becker, German concentration camp guard during World War II
- Karl Becker—see Carl Becker
Carl Becker may refer to:*Carl Heinrich Becker , German scholar on Islam, Prussian minister of culture and education*Carl L. Becker , American historian*Karl Becker , German painter...
(disambiguation)
- Konrad Becker
Konrad Becker is a hypermedia researcher and interdisciplinary content developer, Director of the Institute for New Culture Technologies/t0 and initiator of Public Netbase and...
, hypermedia researcher and interdisciplinary content developer
- Kuno Becker
Eduardo Kuno Becker Paz is a Mexican actor who has worked in telenovelas, Mexican cinema and U.S. cinema, but is best known for his portrayal of Ruben Berrizabal in Soñadoras and Santiago Muñez in the football movie Goal! and following sequels.-Early years:Becker was born in Mexico City to Manuel...
(born 1978), Mexican actor
- Lawrence C. Becker
Lawrence C. Becker is an American philosopher working mainly in the areas of ethics and social, political, and legal philosophy. He is the author of books and journal articles on stoicism, reciprocity, property rights, justice, and metaethics. He is the editor, with the librarian Charlotte B...
(born 1939), U.S. academic, philosopher
- Lydia Becker
Lydia Ernestine Becker was a leader in the early British suffrage movement, as well as an amateur scientist with interests in biology and astronomy...
(1827–1890), British suffragist and amateur scientist
- Marc Becker
Marc Becker is an associate professor of Latin American Studies at Truman State University.Becker is a co-founder of NativeWeb, an internet resource that compiles information about indigenous peoples around the world....
, U.S. professor of Latin American studies
- Margaret Becker
Margaret Becker is an American Christian rock singer, guitarist, and songwriter. She has had fourteen #1 Christian radio hits, won three Dove Awards, and been nominated for four Grammy Awards.-Biography:...
, an award-winning composer, singer, speaker and writer
- May Lamberton Becker
May Lamberton Becker was a journalist and literary critic. She was born in New York and at the age of 20 she married the pianist and composer Gustave A. Becker in 1893. Their only daughter Beatrice was born 20 September 1900. By 1908 the marriage had broken up and later ended in divorce...
(1873–1958), U.S. journalist and literary critic
- Meret Becker
- Life and career :Becker was born in Bremen, the daughter of the actors Monika Hansen and Rolf Becker. She is the sister of Ben Becker, stepdaughter of Otto Sander and granddaughter of Claire Schlichting....
(born 1969), German actress and singer
- Oskar Becker
Oscar Becker was a German philosopher, logician, mathematician, and historian of mathematics.-Early life:Becker studied mathematics at Leipzig...
(1889–1964), German philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian of mathematics
- Otto Heinrich Enoch Becker
Otto Heinrich Enoch Becker was a German ophthalmologist who was born near Ratzeburg. In 1859 he earned his medical doctorate from the University of Vienna, where he studied under Carl Ferdinand von Arlt...
(1828-1890), German ophthalmologist
- Paul Becker
Paul Becker is a choreographer who has choreographed such films as The Wicker Man, The Muppets' Wizard of Oz, Talk to Me, So You Think You Can Dance Canada, and the band The Jonas Brothers. His versatile background as a stunt man, dancer, martial artist has led him to a unique career...
(1985-), choreographer
- Philip Becker
Philip Becker was Mayor of the City of Buffalo, New York, serving 1876–1877 and 1886–1889. He was born in Oberotterbach, Bavaria, Germany, on April 25, 1830. He graduated from college in Germany at sixteen years of age. In 1847, Philip and his older brother were provided the means to pay the...
(1830–1898), first German-born mayor of Buffalo, New York
- Ronald I. Becker (1985-present), Also known as "KC Beck" US Soldier turned country singer
- Ralph Becker
Ralph Becker may refer to:* Ralph Elihu Becker , American ambassador to Honduras from 1976–1977* Ralph Becker , American politician and attorney who is former Minority Leader of the Utah State House of Representatives and current mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah...
(disambiguation)
- Rich Becker
Richard Godhard Becker was a Major League Baseball player during the years 1993-2000.Born in Aurora, Illinois, Becker was drafted out of high school by the Minnesota Twins in the third round of the 1990 amateur draft. He made his major league debut in 1993 as a switch hitter. However, he...
(born 1972), U.S. baseball player
- Ruth Becker (1899–1990), Kansas schoolteacher and Titanic survivor
- Sally Becker
Sally Becker is an author and former leader of Operation Angel, a British convoy in Kosovo . She has spent time volunteering in Bosnia and Kosovo and is credited with at one time saving 170 people there...
, volunteer in Bosnia and Kosovo
- Samuel William Becker, U.S. dermatologist who documented Becker's nevus
Becker's nevus is a skin disorder predominantly affecting males. The nevus generally first appears as an irregular pigmentation on the torso or upper arm , and gradually enlarges irregularly, becoming thickened and often hairy...
- Sandra Lynne Becker
Sandra Lynne Becker was born in Covina, California. While a senior in high school she competed in many beauty pageants and in 1965 became the youngest woman ever to receive the Miss California crown. After winning the crown Becker traveled with Bob Hope to Vietnam with the USO tour...
(born 1947), 1965 Miss California
- Sandy Becker
George Sandford Becker went professionally by Sandy Becker , was a television announcer, actor and comedian best known for having hosted several popular children's programs in New York City...
(1922–1996), U.S. television announcer
- Sean Becker
align=right|-||Sean Peter Becker is a New Zealand curler. His father, Peter Becker, was a New Zealand Men's Curling coach....
(born 1975), New Zealand curler
- Sherburn M. Becker
Sherburn M. Becker was mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, from 1906 to 1908. Becker was elected in 1906, defeating the incumbent, David Rose, who had served four terms as Milwaukee's mayor. Becker was known as the "boy mayor", having been elected at age 29...
(1877–1949), mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Theodor Becker
Theodor Becker was a German civil engineer and entomologist primarily known for his work with flies....
(1840–1928), German civil engineer and entomologist
- Thorsten Becker
Thorsten Becker is a German footballer, who in 1992 moved from Fortuna Schlangen to SC Paderborn and has played in the club's first-team squad since 2001-02. He helped Paderborn gain promotion to the second level of the Bundesliga in the 2004-05 season....
(born 1980), German footballer
- Tom Becker
Tom Becker is a British children's author. He studied history at Jesus College, Oxford. He won the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize for his first novel, Darkside, at the age of 25.-Bibliography:* Darkside...
, British children's author
- Vaneta Becker
Vaneta Becker is a senator in the Indiana State Senate representing portions of Vanderburgh and Warrick County in the southern part of the state....
, U.S. politician from Indiana
- Walt Becker
Walter Becker is an American director, writer and actor.He graduated from USC School of Cinema-Television in 1995. He also wrote the novel Link in 1999...
(born 1968), U.S. director, writer, and actor
- Walter Becker
Walter Carl Becker is an American musician, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as the co-founder, guitarist, bassist and a co-writing half of the duo which make up the rock band Steely Dan.-Career:...
(born 1950), musician
- Wilhelm Adolf Becker
Wilhelm Adolf Becker , German classical archaeologist, was born at Dresden.At first destined for a commercial life, he was in 1812 sent to the celebrated school at Pforta. In 1816 he entered the University of Leipzig, where he studied under Beck and Hermann...
(1796–1846), German archaeologist
- William D. Becker
William D. Becker was the thirty-fifth Mayor of St. Louis, from 1941 to 1943....
(1896–1943), mayor of St. Louis, Missouri
- Wolfgang Becker
Wolfgang Becker is a German film director.-Work:Becker studied German, History and American Studies at the Free University in Berlin. He followed this with a job at a sound studio in 1980 and then began studies at the German Film and Television Academy...
(born 1954), German filmmaker
- Alice Becker-Ho
Alice Becker-Ho , is the author of Les Princes du Jargon , as well as numerous works of poetry.-Life:...
(born 1941), French poet
- Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer
Gustavo Adolfo Domínguez Bastida, better known as Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, Gustavo Adolfo Domínguez Bastida, better known as Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, Gustavo Adolfo Domínguez Bastida, better known as Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, (Seville February 17, 1836; Madrid (December 22, 1870) was an Andalusian...
(1836–1870), Spanish poet
- Simon Fisher-Becker (born 1961), British actor
- Paula Modersohn-Becker
Paula Modersohn-Becker was a German painter and one of the most important representatives of early expressionism. In a brief career, cut short by her death from an embolism at the age of 31, she executed groundbreaking images of great intensity.-Life and work:Paula Becker was born and grew up in...
(1876–1907), German expressionist painter
Places
United States
- Becker, Idaho
- Becker, Minnesota
Becker is a city in Sherburne County, Minnesota, between the Mississippi and Elk Rivers. The population was 2,673 at the 2000 census. The 2007 estimate was 4,093.U.S...
- Becker, Mississippi
Becker is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, Mississippi, United States.Becker is located at south of Amory on Mississippi Highway 25...
- Becker, New Mexico
- Becker, Texas
- Becker County, Minnesota
Becker County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2000, the population was 30,000. Its county seat is Detroit Lakes. A portion of the White Earth Indian Reservation extends into the county.-History:...
- Becker Township, Minnesota
Becker Township is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Minnesota:*Becker Township, Cass County, Minnesota*Becker Township, Sherburne County, Minnesota...
(disambiguation)
Antarctica
- Mount Becker
Mount Becker is a prominent mountain 1 miles northeast of Mount Boyer, in the Merrick Mountains, Ellsworth Land. These mountains were discovered from the air and photographed by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition , 1947-48, under Finn Ronne. The mountain was named by Ronne for Ralph A...
Iraq
- Becker village, near balad Iraq spelled B-a-Q-er in Arabic, pronounced (Becker)
Businesses
- A. G. Becker
A. G. Becker & Co., Inc. was an investment bank based in Chicago, Illinois, United States.Becker's history goes back to the 1880s when it was a commercial paper house...
, former U.S. investment bank
- Becker Entertainment
Becker Entertainment is one of Australia's best-known, publicly listed entertainment companies, owned by Prime Television Limited. Founded in 1965 by Russell Becker, one of the pioneers of commercial television in Australia, Becker was Australia's first independent distributor of television...
, Australian entertainment company
- Becker's Milk, Canadian convenience store chain
- Becker Automotive Systems, a subsidiary of Harman International Industries
- Beck Group Direct, U.S. Holiday and Theme Decor Online Store http://www.beckergroupdirect.com
Educational
- Becker College
Becker College is a college in Massachusetts, United States with campuses in Worcester and Leicester.-History:The historic Leicester campus began as Leicester Academy in 1784 - the 19th oldest campus in the country, which claimed a charter signed by John Hancock. The Worcester campus was founded in...
, Worcester and Leicester, Massachusetts
- Carl Becker House, residential college at Cornell University, named after Carl L. Becker
Carl Lotus Becker was an American historian. He was born in Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa. He studied at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Frederick Jackson Turner was his doctoral advisor there. Becker got his Ph.D...
Medical
- Becker's muscular dystrophy
Becker muscular dystrophy is an X-linked recessive inherited disorder characterized by slowly progressive muscle weakness of the legs and pelvis....
, named after Peter Emil Becker
- Becker's nevus
Becker's nevus is a skin disorder predominantly affecting males. The nevus generally first appears as an irregular pigmentation on the torso or upper arm , and gradually enlarges irregularly, becoming thickened and often hairy...
, skin disorder documented by Samuel William Becker
Other
- Becker (TV series)
Becker is an American television sitcom that ran from 1998 to 2004 on CBS. Set in the New York City borough of The Bronx, the show starred Ted Danson as the title character, John Becker, a misanthropic doctor who operates a small practice and is constantly annoyed by his patients, co-workers,...
, a CBS sitcom starring Ted Danson
- Becker Psalter
The Becker Psalter is a German metrical psalter published in two collections in 1628 and 1640 by the Leipzig theologian Cornelius Becker. This publication was without melodies and meant to be sung on other well-known Lutheran hymns...
(1602), German metrical psalter published by Cornelius Becker
- Nightfreak and the Sons of Becker
Nightfreak and the Sons of Becker is a "mini-album" by The Coral. It was recorded over a week and a half in North Wales, at Bryn Derwen Studios, once again produced by Ian Broudie. It is not considered a third album as such, more of a stop-gap between Magic and Medicine and the follow-up, The...
(2004), rock album by The Coral
- Pettkus v. Becker
Pettkus v. Becker [1980] 2 S.C.R. 834 was a landmark family law decision of the Supreme Court of Canada. The Court established a new formulation of the constructive trust as a remedy for unjust enrichment based on the ideas of Professor Donovan Waters, and in particular the requirements for such...
(1980), Canadian family law decision