Ludwig von Beethoven (17701827)
German composer
Tormented by chronic asthma and other debilitating diseases, Ludwig von Beethoven composed unforgettable music while railing against "bumbling doctors"--the best physicians in Vienna--who were unable to give him relief from asthma.
Reproduction of death mask
Courtesy Joe Fitzgerald
"Moonlight
Sonata, op. 27, no. 2", Ludwig von Beethoven