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Today in 1803, Gottfried Freiherr van Swieten died in Vienna.
Van Swieten was an Austrian diplomat, librarian, and government official and an enthusiastic amateur musician. He is best remembered today as the patron of several great composers of the Classical era, including Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Ludwig van Beethoven.
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