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Beethoven may have been killed by lead poisoning doctor
A Viennese pathologist asserts Beethoven died from lead poisoning caused by repeated treatments by his physician Andreas Wawruch for abdominal edema in the final months of life. Tests on hair show lead spikes after each treatment, while bone studies had earlier indicated chronic lead exposure. The claim contrasts with prior work linking lead poisoning to his liver cirrhosis and death in 1827.
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Vienna
Austria
Beethoven
Christian Reiter
Beethoven Journal
Andreas Wawruch
Reiter
Associated Press
Wawruch
Medical University
Warruch
Bill ‘Walsh
USS
Department of Energy
Argonne National Labora
Chicago
Walsh
Hhe
Ludwig van Beethoven
Bonn