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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Mozart was known to be ambidextrous (which would be even better for pianists than just being left-handed), but he may well have been born with a preference for his left hand and forced to learn to use his right hand.
- Was Beethoven left-handed?
- What handed was Mozart?
- Who is the most famous left-handed person?
- Which famous composers were left-handed?
Was Beethoven left-handed?
Ludwig Van Beethoven
This one is officially unconfirmed, but Beethoven's sometime biographer Schindler thought he was left-handed after seeing him hold his quill in his left hand when composing. However, he's most-often painted with the quill in his right.
What handed was Mozart?
Education and training in Mozart's day assumed right-handedness, so lefties were often forced to adapt to the unnatural side. Mozart may have been left-handed 'naturally' but whether through necessity or simple brilliance was ambidextrous.
Who is the most famous left-handed person?
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- Barack Obama. In the past hundred years, the U.S. presidency has veered more and more to the left — not in policy, but in handedness. ...
- Bill Gates. ...
- Oprah Winfrey. ...
- Babe Ruth. ...
- Napoleon Bonaparte. ...
- Leonardo da Vinci. ...
- Marie Curie. ...
- Aristotle.
Which famous composers were left-handed?
Ludwig Van Beethoven. This one is officially unconfirmed, but Beethoven's sometime biographer Schindler thought he was left-handed after seeing him hold his quill in his left hand when composing.
