Unlocking the code to Beethoven’s life through his hair
By DW
31 March 2023 |
2:23 pm
What did Beethoven die of? What hereditary diseases did he carry? Beethoven's hair reveals a lot, but by no means everything. One lock that was supposed to be his was actually from a woman.
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