Klarinet Archive - Posting 001130.txt from 1997/08

From: "Craig E. G. Countryman" <cegc@-----.net>
Subj: Re: Weber, Carl Maria Von or Weber, Carl Maria von
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 1997 13:39:04 -0400

"Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827), German composer, generally
considered one of the greatest composers in the Western tradition. Born
in Bonn, Beethoven was reared in stimulating, although unhappy,
surroundings..." -Microsoft Encarta 1996

I stand corrected it is van and not von, however I am wondering how you
know it comes from a Dutch Origin. I assumed (perhaps wrongly) that
because he was German, his name came from the same land.

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