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Cause of death disputed, but symptoms match to mercury poisoning from syphilis treatment. [10] Robert Schumann (1810–1856), German composer Acquired syphilis from a prostitute in the age of 21. [11] Bram Stoker (1847–1912), Irish author Cause of death listed as "Locomotor ataxia 6 months", presumed to be a reference to syphilis. [12] [13]
Robert Schumann [n 1] (/ ˈ ʃ uː m ɑː n /; German: [ˈʁoːbɛʁt ˈʃuːman]; 8 June 1810 – 29 July 1856) was a German composer, pianist, and music critic of the early Romantic era. He composed in all the main musical genres of the time, writing for solo piano, voice and piano, chamber groups , orchestra, choir and the opera.
The history of syphilis has been well studied, but the exact origin of the disease was the source of debate until archaeological and genetic evidence showed conclusively it originated in the Americas.
Syphilis (/ ˈ s ɪ f ə l ɪ s /) is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum. [1] The signs and symptoms depend on the stage it presents: primary, secondary, latent or tertiary.
In 1847, Robert Franz transcribed it for piano duet, [25] and in 1896 Mahler planned an arrangement for string orchestra and notated the details in a score of the quartet (the work was never completed, however, and only the second movement was written out and played; modern revivals of the arrangement are by David Matthews and Kenneth Woods ...
Hoffmann died of syphilis in Berlin on 25 June 1822 at the age of 46. ... Robert Schumann's piano suite Kreisleriana (1838) takes its title from one of Hoffmann's ...
Dr. Robert Newman, a longtime advocate for the use of methadone to treat heroin addiction, was quoted in the Times article as saying that buprenorphine “is associated with a large number of deaths.” Reached by HuffPost, he said the Times story was harmful to those in the recovery community. “I am not an expert in buprenorphine,” he said.
July 31 – Robert Planquette, composer and songwriter (died 1903) August 1 – František Kmoch, conductor and composer (died 1912) September 15 – Wilhelm Fitzenhagen, cellist and composer (died 1890) October 8 – Pierre De Geyter, composer (died 1932) November 11 – William Seidel, band instrument manufacturer (died 1922)