Q: on his deathbed, he got a visit from the 16-year-old music student ferdinand hiller. the day after the death of beethoven, ferdinand hiller cut off a lock of hair from his role model as was usual custom at that time.

A: On his deathbed, he got a visit from the 16-year-old music student Ferdinand Hiller. The day after the death of Beethoven, Ferdinand Hiller cut off a lock of hair from his role model as was usual custom at that time.
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Q: during the university vacations he undertook national service so that he was exempted from the otherwise compulsory military service when he returned to england.

A: During the university vacations he undertook National Service so that he was exempted from the otherwise compulsory military service when he returned to England.
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Q: he lectured there in mathematics and submitted a dissertation for his doctorate under lomnicki's supervision.

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He lectured there in mathematics and submitted a dissertation for his doctorate under Lomnicki's supervision.
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