Biography

He never graduated.

While playing in the court orchestra, Beethoven became familiar with a variety of operatic works, including works by Mozart, Gluck, and Paisiello.

He was born into a peasant family in the Siberian village of Pokrovskoye in Tyumen Oblast.

In the fall of 1808, after turning down a position at the Royal Theater, Beethoven was offered a well-paid position as bandmaster at the court of Cassel by Napoleon's brother, Jerome Bonaparte, then king of Westphalia.

Many specialists in various fields came to Russia (about 750 people, mostly Dutch).

While in The Hague, he regularly attended parliamentary sessions (as an observer), visited scholars, and toured palaces, picture galleries, and museums.

After three years on Mount Athos, he returned to the country, traveled, healed, prophesied, and preached the Word of God.

Chopin died on the night of October 17, 1849.

Was he inspired by Einstein?

He appeared in restaurants in the company of his cat.