'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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"It was Gunther von Hagens' own wish to make his body available for plastination after his death."
— Gunther von Hagens , Academic
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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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