Beck·mann
  (bĕk′män), Max 1884-1950. German artist noted for his brutal, often grotesque figurative prints and canvases, such as Night (1919).
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Beckmann
 (German ˈbɛkman) n1.  (Biography) Ernst Otto (ɛrnst ˈɔːto). 1853–1923, German chemist: devised the Beckmann thermometer, used for measuring small temperature changes in liquids
2.  (Biography) Max (maks). 1884–1950, German expressionist painter
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Beck•mann
  (ˈbɛk mɑn)  
 
 n.   Max, 1884–1950, German painter. 
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