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Beethoven died from lead poisoning.

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CONTESTED PARTIAL
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3 sources for · 4 against

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Is it true that Beethoven died from lead poisoning?

Partly. Sources disagree on whether lead poisoning killed Beethoven: a chemistry textbook and a cited 2005 study say he is believed to have died of lead poisoning, while a pathology paper attributes death to cirrhosis and encyclopedic accounts call the cause disputed, with lead poisoning only one of several proposed theories.

Verdict: CONTESTED PARTIAL · 3 sources for, 4 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 3
Lead and the deafness of Ludwig van Beethoven.
2013
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Stevens, M. H., Jacobsen, T., & Crofts, A. K. (2013). Lead and the deafness of Ludwig van Beethoven.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.24120

Evidence against · 4
Lead poisoning
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Lead poisoning. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_poisoning

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Child safety : a pediatric guide for parents, teachers, nurses, and caregivers
2007
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Child safety : a pediatric guide for parents, teachers, nurses, and caregivers. (2007). archive.org. https://archive.org/details/childsafetypedia0000unse

Investigating Chemistry
2019
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Johll, M. (2019). Investigating Chemistry. play.google.com. https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=GWaHDwAAQBAJ&source=gbs_api

More against · 3
Planet Beethoven
2014
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Yang, M. (2014). Planet Beethoven. play.google.com. https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=9UCVBQAAQBAJ&source=gbs_api

Death of Ludwig van Beethoven - Wikipedia
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Death of Ludwig van Beethoven - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Ludwig_van_Beethoven

Beethoven's triad: Diarrhoea, deafness and cirrhosis. A plausible solution to the 195-year-old controversy
2022
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Beethoven's triad: Diarrhoea, deafness and cirrhosis. A plausible solution to the 195-year-old controversy. (2022). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2022.151904

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