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Let your deafness no longer be a secret - even in art.

Ludwig van Beethoven

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Ludwig van Beethoven
Age: 56 †
Born: 1770
Born: December 16
Died: 1827
Died: March 26
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Music Pedagogue
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Violinist
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Bonn
Germany
Beethoven
L. van Beethoven
Ludvig van Beethoven
Ludwig Van Beethoven
L. Bethovenas
Ludwik van Beethoven
Louis van Beethoven
L. v. Beethoven
L. van Betkhoven
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