One stormy Monday in March, 1827, the German composer Ludwig van Beethoven passed away after a protracted illness.

Fired by ambitions to turn his gifted son into a second Mozart, Johann van Beethoven would keep him slaving at the piano all night, raining blows on him when he made a mistake. Young Ludwig was an ...

However, "no definitive cause has been found for Beethoven's deafness or gastrointestinal ... around 1572 and the conception of Ludwig van Beethoven seven generations later, in 1770, in Bonn ...

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However, Beethoven’s troubles extended beyond deafness. He endured severe gastrointestinal ... in around 1572 and the conception of Ludwig van Beethoven seven generations later in 1770, in ...

By his mid-40s, he was completely deaf, ending his career as a ... conception of Beethoven’s ancestor Hendrik van Beethoven in 1572, predating Ludwig’s birth by seven generations.

To celebrate its “Diamond Jubilee” year, the orchestra will perform Ludwig van Beethoven’s ... The piece was also composed when Beethoven was believed to be fully deaf!) ...

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Above him, a list of historical figures with disabilities—including Helen Keller, Ludwig van Beethoven ... Noisy factories saw deaf workers communicate effectively using American Sign Language ...