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Turns out Ludwig van Beethoven wasn't black after all (www.cell.com)

posted 1 year ago by Lurker404 1 year ago by Lurker404 +43 / -0

Genomic analyses of hair from Ludwig van Beethoven

Begg et al. perform genomic analyses of eight locks of hair attributed to composerLudwig van Beethoven. They sequence a high-coverage genome, finding strong geneticrisk for liver disease that may have been compounded by alcohol and an infection withhepatit...

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– Smith1980 7 points 1 year ago +7 / -0

Somebody tried to push the idea he was black?

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– Lurker404 [S] 10 points 1 year ago +10 / -0

Yea, it was a thing for a while. At least in German left-wing media and among the usual race activists.

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– Smith1980 4 points 1 year ago +4 / -0

I just tell these people everyone wasn’t black. I mean there are plenty of black musicians to choose from. Beethoven was obviously white. Plus he is my favorite composer

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