Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X A new study published Wednesday made several conclusions in regard to Ludwig van Beethoven’s ...

On a stormy Monday in March, 1827, the German composer Ludwig van Beethoven passed away after a protracted illness. Bedridden ...

Ludwig van Beethoven died in Vienna nearly 200 years ago after a lifetime of composing some of the most influential works in classical music. Ever since, biographers have sought to explain the causes ...

Nearly 200 years after the death of Germany's most famous composer, Ludwig van Beethoven, a recent scientific study has ...

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Ludwig van Beethoven is one of the greatest composers of all time, but he was plagued throughout his life by myriad health problems, most notably going mostly deaf by 1818. These issues certainly ...

DNA from strands of Beethoven’s hair is helping to uncover what may have caused his death, researchers say. The composer was plagued with health issues for most of his life. On March 26, 1827, he ...

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A contemporary portrait of Ludwig van Beethoven, who died in 1827 at age 56, by Joseph Karl Stieler.Credit...Joseph Karl Stieler, via Beethoven-Haus Bonn Supported by By Gina Kolata It was March 1827 ...

A new study published Wednesday made several conclusions in regard to Ludwig van Beethoven’s ancestry and medical history. The genomic analysis examined DNA from eight locks of hair attributed to the ...

An authenticated lock of hair from Ludwig van Beethoven known as the 'Moscheles Lock' used for a DNA analysis of the composer's health problems - Copyright AFP/File ...