One summer, Schroeder got to visit Beethoven's birthplace in the strip. Schulz's incredible depiction of this historic site is astounding. Schulz himself found visiting Beethoven’s grave in Vienna a surprisingly moving experience. 1/5
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“A few years ago, when I was on a business trip to Vienna, I went to the cemetery where Beethoven is buried. I usually carry little pins of the various characters to give to people whom I meet along the way. For some reason, ... 2/5 #Beethoven250

I placed one of the Snoopy pins at Beethoven’s gravesite. A little Austrian girl was watching me, and she said something that sounded like 'Vas der Schroeder?' Her mother, realizing I was an American, said, 'She is asking why you place Snoopy there rather than Schroeder?' 3/5

I excused myself for a moment, went back to my car, found my one Schroeder pin, brought it back, and placed it at the gravesite. The mother and the little girl both smiled. 4/5 #Beethoven250

It was an extremely emotional moment for me – the power and universality of these characters – and the fact that in his strange way Schroeder was finally paying his respects to his hero.” -- Charles M. Schulz 5/5 #Beethoven250