Ludwig van Beethoven, German Composer(1770-1827)

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Just the Facts:

• Name: Ludwig van Beethoven
• Birth: December 17, 1770 (baptised), Bonn, Germany
• Death: March 26, 1827, Vienna, Austria
• Language: German
• Who he was: German composer; Concertos (Emperor); sonatas (Moonlight, Pathetique); 9 symphonies; Fidelio; "Fur Elise"

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