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A searchable publication archive reconstructed from the original Facebook backup. Multi-image posts are shown as a single publication. The archive currently covers January 2022 through August 2026. Photos and videos are reconstructed at publication level, while repeated copies of the same content shared across groups are collapsed into a single archive entry. All source media remain in one deduplicated local repository.

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January 9, 2026

Johann van Beethoven (1740–1792)

# **Johann van Beethoven (1740–1792)** **Johann van Beethoven**, the father of **Ludwig van Beethoven**, stands as one of the most consequential—and tragic—figures in the composer’s life. Neither a great musician nor a negligible one,…
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