New analysis of Beethoven’s hair reveals possible cause of mysterious ailments, scientists say
High levels of lead detected in authenticated locks of Ludwig van Beethoven’s hair suggest ... It is believed that Beethoven ...
Surprise at what Beethoven's hair DNA has revealed almost 200 years after his death
On a day in March like today, but in 1827, Ludwig van Beethoven died after a long illness that left him bedridden for several months. A quarter of a century earlier, the musician w ...
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Classical composer Ludwig van Beethoven was full of heavy metal
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827 ... It is believed that Beethoven died from liver and kidney disease at age 56. Lead poisoning now appears to be the fourth factor that contributed to his liver ...
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Fired by ambitions to turn his gifted son into a second Mozart, Johann van Beethoven would keep him slaving at the piano all night, raining blows on him when he made a mistake. Young Ludwig was an ...
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his middle period Beethoven died around 15 years after the mask was taken in 1827, aged 57 There is also a death mask of Beethoven, taken two days after he died After his death there was big ...