Born in 1828 at Hochstadt, Germany, Beckler studied medicine at the University of Munich. He graduated in 1855 and travelled to Brisbane, arriving January 1856. He lived variously in Ipswich, Brisbane, Tenterfield and Warwick. An old professor from Munich put him in touch with Mueller and Neumayer. In January 1859, Beckler was working at the Melbourne Hospital.
He was appointed to the VEE in July 1860 on a salary of £300 pa, as Scientific Observers' Botanical Observer. Resigned at Menindie between the 14th and 21st October 60 but waited for replacement.
After leaving the VEE he appeared at the Commission of Enquiry and then sailed to Germany. He died in 1914.
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