Ludwig van Beethoven is a human[1]. His place of birth was Bonn[2]. He was born on December 16, 1770[3]. He passed away in Vienna[4]. He died on March 26, 1827[5]. He worked as a composer[6], pianist[7], conductor[8], music educator[9], and organist[10]. He ranks in the top 0.4% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23,267 views/month, #4,019 of 1,000,298).[11]
Key Facts
Ludwig van Beethoven's place of birth was Bonn[2].
Ludwig van Beethoven's field of work was classical music[26].
Ludwig van Beethoven's field of work was symphony[27].
Product Details
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Ludwig van Beethoven's place of birth was Bonn[2]. Recorded date of birth include December 16, 1770[3], December 17, 1770[12], and January 1, 1770[13]. His father was Johann van Beethoven[18]. His mother was Maria Magdalena van Beethoven[19]. Ethnic identities include Germans[23], a nation[35], in Germany[36] and Flemish people[24], an ethnic group[37], in Belgium[38]. German was his native language[22].
Career and Affiliations
Recorded occupations include composer[6], pianist[7], conductor[8], music educator[9], organist[10], and virtuoso[25]. Fields of work include classical music[26], a music genre[39], founded in 0500[40]; symphony[27], a type of musical work/composition[41], founded in 1600[42]; string quartet[43], a type of musical work/composition[44]; chamber music[45], a type of musical work/composition[46]; traditional folk song[47], a song type[48]; and string trio[49], a type of musical work/composition[50].
Recognition
Ludwig van Beethoven received the Bröckemännche Award[51].
Personal Life
Ludwig van Beethoven's religion is recorded as Catholicism[52].
Death and Burial
Recorded date of death include March 26, 1827[5] and January 1, 1827[15]. Ludwig van Beethoven died in Vienna[4]. The cause of death was liver cirrhosis[53]. Recorded place of burial include Vienna Central Cemetery[16] and Cemetery Währinger Park[17].
Works and Contributions
Things named for Ludwig van Beethoven include Beethoven and Mozart[54], Beethoven House[55], Beethovenhalle[56], Beethoven[57], Beethoven Peninsula[58], Beethoven Ring[59], Beethoven Prize[60], and Mozartella beethoveni[61].
Why It Matters
Ludwig van Beethoven ranks in the top 0.4% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23,267 views/month, #4,019 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[62] He is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[63]
He has been cited as an influence by The Beatles[64], a musical group[65], founded in 1960[66]; The Who[67], a musical group[68], in United Kingdom[69], founded in 1964[70]; Johannes Brahms[71], a composer[72], 1833–1897[73], of Hamburg[74], awarded the Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order[75], specialised in classical music[76]; Trevor Rabin[77], a composer[78], b. 1954[79], of South Africa[80], specialised in film score[81]; Fanny Mendelssohn[82], a composer[83], 1805–1847[84], of Hamburg[85], specialised in music[86]; and Inon Zur[87], a composer[88], b. 1965[89], of Israel[90].
Works attributed to him include Immortal Beloved[91] and Heiligenstadt Testament[92]. Entities named for him include Beethoven and Mozart[54], Beethoven House[55], Beethovenhalle[56], Beethoven[57], Beethoven Peninsula[58], and Beethoven Ring[59].
FAQs
Where was Ludwig van Beethoven born?
Ludwig van Beethoven's place of birth was Bonn[2].
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