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Beethoven's Hair
Beethoven, ludwig van, 1770-1827
Relics
Composers, biography
Hair
Death and burial
Composers
Analysis
Health
Music
Nonfiction
Biography
History
Ludwig van Beethoven lay dying in 1827, a young musician named Ferdinand Hiller came to pay his respects to the great composer. In those days, it was customary to snip a lock of hair as a keepsake, and this Hiller did a day after Beethoven's death. By the time he was buried, Beethoven's head had bee…
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