Beethoven had lead poisoning from drinking wine
Via the New York Times, this science news:
...Kevin Brown, an Australian businessman with a passion for Beethoven, owned three of the locks and wanted to honor Beethoven’s request in 1802 that when he died doctors might attempt to figure out why he had been so ill. Mr. Brown sent two locks to a specialized lab at the Mayo Clinic that has the equipment and expertise to test for heavy metals.
The result, said Paul Jannetto, the lab director, was stunning. One of Beethoven’s locks had... Читать дальше...