This authoritative biography of Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 1827) was a landmark in its meticulous research and use of source material.
Since Deiters also died before the biography could be completed,.
His friend Hermann Deiters (1833 1907) edited and translated Thayer\'s work into German, publishing three volumes which covered Beethoven\'s Life to 1816.
For the American author Alexander Wheelock Thayer (1817 97), it represented a lifelong labour of love, yet it remained unfinished at his death.
This authoritative biography of Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 1827) was a landmark in its meticulous research and use of source material