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OBITUARY: Beethoven May Not Have Died of Lead Poisoning, After All

Scientists began speculating about what really killed Ludwig van Beethoven almost as soon as he was buried in 1827. He had complained of a wretched existence, with a long list of symptoms: abdominal pain, digestive trouble, colic, chronic bronchitis, foul body odors and extremely bad breath. And of course there was the hearing problem...

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17:03 on May 29 2010

OBITUARY: Beethoven May Not Have Died of Lead Poisoning, After All

All About Jazz — Scientists began speculating about what really killed Ludwig van Beethoven almost as soon as he was buried in 1827. He had complained of a wretched existence, with a l... more info
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