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The person of the year for 1802 is Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer who in this year dedicated his famous Moonlight Sonata. Despite going almost completely deaf, he continued to compose symphonies and concertos and is today among the most performed composers
The person of the year for 1874 is Claude Monet who in this year first exhibited his painting “Impression, soleil levant”, which began the style of Impressionism. This influential style allowed painting to evolve away from realism with the advent of photography