July 27 (UPI) --Gunther Von Hagens, the inventor of the method of preserving the human body called plastination, has died at age 81. Von Hagens' death was announced by Body Worlds, the traveling ...

HEIDELBERG, Germany, July 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- It is with deep sadness that the family and the Institute for Plastination announce the passing of Dr. Gunther von Hagens, inventor of Plastination ...

In 1977, Gunther von Hagens developed a preservation technique that changed what could be done with human anatomical specimens. Almost two decades later, that technique became the foundation of BODY ...

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Gunther von Hagens, inventor of plastination, attends the 10th anniversary celebration of Gubener Plastinate GmbH, the plastination institute he founded, in Guben, Germany. Von Hagens, who suffers ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. German anatomist Gunther von Hagens stands next to plastinated human bodies on display in the exhibition "Body Worlds and The ...