Brahms & Liszt Beethoven was 'killed by his boozing'
Daily Mirror UK|March 23, 2023
COMB OVER, BEETHOVEN Real reason Beethoven died revealed after analysis of composer’s hair.
MARTIN BAGOT
Brahms & Liszt Beethoven was 'killed by his boozing'

LUDWIG van Beethoven may have drunk himself to death, scientists believe.

Researchers mapped the genome of the great German composer from a lock of hair and discovered he was predisposed to liver disease and infected with Hepatitis B.

This story is from the March 23, 2023 edition of Daily Mirror UK.

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