context: Born in Bonn, the electorate capital of Cologne, part of the Holy Roman Empire, Beethoven displayed his musical talent at a very young age. His father, Johann van Beethoven, a farmer, and Christian Gottlieb Neefe were his music masters. During his stay in Bonn until he was 22, Beethoven hopes to read Wolfgang Amadas Mozart and befriend Joseph Haydn. Beethoven left for Vienna in 1792 to study with Hi Dun and soon became a pianist. Since the 1800s his hearing has declined, and gradually he has become almost deaf by the end of the last decade. Giving people in the demonstrations, was to conduct a stop to compose; His admirable and illustrious works emerged during this period.
question: What was Ludwig von Beethoven's father's occupation?
answers.text: farmer