Johann van Beethoven, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Johann van Beethoven

German musician, teacher, and singer, father of Ludwig van Beethoven

Date of Birth: 14-Nov-1740

Place of Birth: Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Date of Death: 18-Dec-1792

Profession: composer, teacher, conductor, singer, musician

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Johann van Beethoven (c.
1739 or 1740 – 18 December 1792) was a Flemish-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.