Fine, R. SamuelSteinbacher, Will2018-11-142018-11-142018-05http://hdl.handle.net/11603/11992This paper received honorable mention for the Towson Seminar Information Literacy Award for the Spring 2018 semester. It was written for section 007 - Ludwig van Beethoven: The Hero and the Heroic Style, taught by Samuel Fine.[From paper] The “Guevara” lock of Beethoven’s Hair is an immense historical discovery that yields insight into the life and death of one of the greatest composers of all time, especially the period of suffering during which he created most of his work. Most significantly, the lock provides evidence on Beethoven’s infamous deafness, and the causes of the impairment.application/pdf9 pagesen-USBeethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827 -- HealthBeethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827 -- Death and burialHair -- AnalysisText