Johann van Beethoven
German musician
Died when: 52 years 34 days (625 months)Star Sign: Scorpio
Johann van Beethoven (14 November 1740 – 18 December 1792) was a Brabantine-German musician, teacher, and singer who sang in the chapel of the Archbishop of Cologne, whose court was at Bonn.
He is best known as the father of the celebrated composer Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827).Johann was an alcoholic and an abusive father who often beat Ludwig.
At 18, Ludwig had to obtain an order to force Johann to support his family.Johann died soon after Ludwig moved to Vienna to study with Joseph Haydn.
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