Episode 3 of 3
Uncertain cause of death and later research
- When
- from 5 December 1791 onward
- Where
- Vienna
The cause of death remains uncertain; over a hundred causes have been proposed, and Zegers et al. found a late-1791 mortality spike supporting Guldener's claim.
The cause of Mozart's death is not known with certainty. Researchers have suggested more than a hundred causes, including acute rheumatic fever, streptococcal infection, trichinosis, influenza, mercury poisoning, and a rare kidney ailment. Modern work by Zegers et al., tracing death records of the time, found a modest spike in the death rate for late 1791, supporting Guldener's claim.
Sources
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-26
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