Ludwig van Beethoven was born in 1787.
Witt Bluff is a rock bluff on the southwest side of Eros Glacier in eastern Alexander Island .. Eros Glacier. Eros Glacier. Alexander Island. Alexander Island. Eros. EROS ( satellite ). The bluff is situated at the east end of a spur projecting from Planet Heights .. Planet Heights. Planet Heights. Mapped by Directorate of Overseas Surveys from satellite imagery supplied by U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration in cooperation with U.S. Geological Survey .. Overseas Surveys. Overseas Surveys. U.S. National Aeronautics. U.S. National Aeronautics. Space Administration. Space Administration. U.S. Geological Survey. U.S. Geological Survey. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee from association with nearby Eros Glacier after Carl G. Witt -LRB- 1866 -- 1946 -RRB- , the German astronomer who discovered Eros in 1898 .. Eros Glacier. Eros Glacier. United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee. United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee. Carl G. Witt. Carl G. Witt. astronomer. astronomer. Eros. EROS ( satellite ). Category  : Cliffs of Alexander Island. Alexander Island. Alexander Island