Charles Beck or Karl Beck was a German-born American classical scholar, Harvard professor and friend of Charles Follen.
From a portrait in the library of Harvard University.
Charles (Karl) Theodor Christian Friedrich Follen was a German poet and patriot, who later moved to the United States and became the first professor of German at Harvard University, a Unitarian minister, and a radical abolitionist. He was fired by Harvard for his abolitionist statements.
Charles Follen
Follen Community Church
Memorial to Charles Follen in the churchyard