For years Beethoven falsely believed he was younger than he was The birth house of Ludwig van Beethoven in Bonn. Photo: DPA For many years the iconic composer falsely believed he was born in 1772 ...

Last year, researchers sequenced the genome of famed composer Ludwig van Beethoven for the first time, based on authenticated locks of hair. The same team has now analyzed two of the locks for toxic ...

Beethoven is famously known for having composed several of his masterpieces while being deaf. However, being deaf was really not the worst of his problems. He was haunted by ill health — chronic ...