Theodore Beck

Who was Theodore Beck?

Theodore Beck was a British educationalist working for the British Raj in India, who was invited by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan to serve as the first principal of the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College in Aligarh, which would later evolve into the Aligarh Muslim University.

Beck was educated at the University of London and Trinity College, Cambridge. He gained his B.A. in 1883, and was appointed Principal of MAO that year, aged only 24.

He was the principal of M.A.O College,aligarh from 1883-1889 A.D He was one of the secretaries of the Mohammedan Defence Association. He was also opposed to join the Congress