Brite Intelligent Tip: What does Mozart, Herod and Columbus have in Common?

Brite Intelligent Tip: What does Mozart, Herod and Columbus have in Common?

They all most likely died from present-day ailments.  How do doctors diagnos a patient if he has been dead for a millennium?  By using theoretical autopsies.  Medical doctors are using evidence drawn from diaries, historical records, and contemporary accounts.  Social history is important to consider while concluding a diagnosis.

Beethoven, for example, never married.  His personal writings mention prostitutes which may support a dipsuted diagnosis of syphilis.  This diagnosis may explain his deafness and ultimately, his death.

Mozart was likely afflicted by a streptococcal infection which may have led to a fatal heart disearse or kidney disorder.

Columbus not only had arthritis but also caught a bacterial infection from parrots that lived on his ship.  Both ailments might have been fatal for the famous explorer.

Herod, King of Judaea, seems to have suffered from hardened arteries and may have died of heart failure.

Most of these cold cases humanize these ancient celebrity corpses.  Alas, these extradordinary people died from ordinary things.  I can hear the voice of my grandma right now…”you can’t take it with ya.”  She’s right, but you can leave a great legacy in the meantime.