Throughout his life, Schumann felt himself divided by two contrasting natures: the gentle, poetic, Apollonian side, which he called "Eusebius"; and the more forthright, dramatic and stormy side he named "Florestan". Because of this rift in his personality, he feared insanity for much of his life, and eventually did spend his last years in an asylum
Robert Schumann
Born: Zwickau, June 8, 1810
Died: Endenich, near Bonn, July 29, 1856
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Robert Schumann
Born: Zwickau, June 8, 1810
Died: Endenich, near Bonn, July 29, 1856
http://www.ipl.org/div/mushist/rom/index.htm

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