Beethoven House
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The Beethoven House in Bonn, Germany, is a memorial site, museum, and cultural institution serving various purposes. Founded in 1889 by the Beethoven-Haus association, it studies the life and work of
Ludwig van Beethoven birthplace at Bonngasse (center) in Bonn, Germany
Portal of Bonngasse 20, Ludwig van Beethoven's birthplace on 17 December 1770
Beethoven-Haus in 1947
Reiner Beißel in Bonn, the room where Beethoven was born, depicted in an 1889 illustration
Johann van Beethoven
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Johann van Beethoven was a 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
Painting by Benedikt Beckenkamp, allegedly depicting Johann and Maria Magdalena van Beethoven. Whether the portrait is authentic or not is disputed, with Alexander Wheelock Thayer writing that it rests on "uncertain tradition" and it "lacks authoritative attestation".