Arnold Beckett
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Arnold Heyworth Beckett (12 February 1920 – 25 January 2010) was a British pharmacist, academic, and expert on doping in sport.[1][2]
Beckett was born on 12 February 1920 in The Fylde, Lancashire, England.[1] He was educated at Baines School, then a grammar school in Poulton-le-Fylde.[3] He studied at the School of Pharmacy and Birkbeck College, both part of the University of London.[1] He completed his Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in 1947 and his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in 1950.[3] He took, but failed, the Civil Service entrance examination.[4]
