German creator of Body Worlds anatomy exhibits dead at 81
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- ▪AFPMore on this topicFormer entertainment lawyer and Beam Artistes founder Samuel Seow dies at 53Artist Chua Mia Tee, Singaporean master of social realism, dies at 94See more onDeathsGermanyArtists
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German creator of Body Worlds anatomy exhibits dead at 81Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inboxLate German anatomist and inventor of the plastination technique Gunther von Hagens posing in front an artwork entitled 'Rider' during a photo call at the opening of the Body Worlds Museum in London on October 4, 2018. PHOTO: AFPPublished Jul 27, 2026, 08:09 PMUpdated Jul 27, 2026, 08:13 PMSet as preferred sourceListenBERLIN – The German creator of the controversial Body Worlds exhibitions of dissected human and animal bodies, Gunther von Hagens, has died at age 81, his family said on July 27.They added in a statement that “it was Gunther von Hagens’ own wish to make his body available for plastination after his death”, referring to his technique of preserving human…
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