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The Inauthenticity of the Hiller Lock of “Beethoven’s” Hair: A Close Examination of Its Mitochondrial DNA Sequence Data

by Tristan Begg

In the March 22, 2023, Current Biology publication on analyses of Beethoven’s genome, “Genomic Analyses of Hair from Ludwig van Beethoven,” we revealed that the …

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The Ferdinand Hiller Lock Authentication Project

by williamrheameredith

Of the Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies and the American Beethoven Society (1994-2014) A Summary Report by Dr. William Meredith, emeritus director,The Ira …

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The Beethoven Genome Project

by williamrheameredith

2014-2023 March 22, 2023: Ludwig van Beethoven’s genome has been sequenced for the first time by an international team of thirty-two scientists using five genetically …