Life of Robert Schumann Author:Wilhelm Joseph Von Wasielewski General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1871 Original Publisher: O. Ditson and company Description: "List of Robert Schumann's published works": p. 271-275. Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edit... more »ion of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: APPENDIX. COMMUNICATIONS . By Dr. Richarz Of Endbnich, Near Bonn, Concerning Robert Schumann's Illness And Death. I Gladly consent, at your request, to tell what I know of Robert Schumann's illness and death. I shall begin with the results of the post-mortem examination as a fixed, objective basis; give a brief account of the chief symptoms of his last illness, and an explanation of its character and course. I shall speak of no abnormities but those of the brain; all others being unimportant, and irrelevant to your purpose. It may be interesting to know that the transverse folds marking the edge of the fourth cavity of the brain (the roots of the auditory nerves) were numerous, and finely fashioned. The following abnormities were revealed, in an ascending scale of importance, according to their genetic consequence: -- 1. Distended blood-vessels, especially at the base of the brain. 2. Ossification of the base of the brain, and, abnormal development of the normal projections, as a new formation of irregular masses of bone, which partially pierced the external (hard) covering of the brain with their sharp points. 3. Concretion and degeneration of the two inner (soft) coverings of the brain, and unnatural growth of the innermost (vascular) covering and the rear portion of the cerebrum. 4. A considerable consumption (atrophy) of the whole bruin, Contributed to the biography at my express request. 17 257 which weighed almost seven ounces (Prussian troy-weight) less than is usual in a ma...« less