Franz Schubert
Schubert was one of the most prolific classical composers of his
time, who passed away at the young age of 31. Like Vincent Van
Gogh, his works hardly drew any attention during life and were
considered by connoisseurs to be inferior to the works of Bach
and Beethoven. The severe lack of finances forced Schubert to
live an itinerant and bohemian lifestyle. He hardly made any
money from his music and he mismanaged whatever he could
earn; living life on loans and charity from friends and relatives.
He struggled through the last few years of his life ridden with
illnesses but kept on composing music. Music was the only thing
that kept him going.
He died in obscurity on November 19, 1828, from either typhoid
or syphilis (nobody is quite sure), neglected and pen