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Gunther von Hagens, creator of Body Worlds and plastination, dies aged 81

Controversial anatomist’s body ‘will definitely be plastinated’ in line with his wishes, a spokesperson said Gunther von Hagens, who developed a technique for permanently preserving human bodies in rigid states and toured the world with his controversial Body Worlds exhibition, has moved closer to fulfilling a long-held wish to be sliced up and displayed in a museum after dying aged 81. “It is with deep sadness that…

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The family of the anatomist vowed to carry out his wish for his body to be preserved using the plastination technique he developed himself.

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'Dr Death', Body Worlds creator Gunther von Hagens, dies at 81

The family of the anatomist vowed to carry out his wish for his body to be preserved using the plastination technique he developed himself.

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