Ludwig van Beethoven
|Ludwig van Beethoven|
|Age||56 (at time of death)|
|Date of birth||17 December 1770 (baptism)|
|Date of death||26 March 1827|
|Planet of origin||Earth, Germany, Bonn|
|First appearance||"Fun on a Bun" (7ACV08)|
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Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist who is considered one of the most famous musicians of all time and who went deaf at an early age. In 3002, Bender credited a sheet music for Beethoven's fifth symphony to himself. [3ACV13] In 3004, Fry played Beethoven's composition "Für Elise" with a holophonor. [4ACV18] In 3012, Bender and Fry saw, at a history kiosk at Oktoberfest, a hologram that showed Beethoven as a symbol of the Neander Valley along with beer and sausage. [7ACV08]
- The hologram associates Beethoven with the Neander Valley because the city where he was born (Bonn) and the Neander Valley are today part of the same state (North Rhine-Westphalia).
Helmut Spargle: Without the distraction of taste, your mind is free to touch the Zen of pure flavour. You could become the greatest chef ever. [3ACV22]
Bender: I could?
Helmut Spargle: Yes. Just as Beethoven was a great composer because he was deaf.
[Bender stamps on ten CDs, cracking and breaking them.] [4ACV14]
Bender: Take that, Beethoven, you deaf bastard!