‘Body Worlds’ anatomist Gunther von Hagens dies at 81 | AP News
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BERLIN (AP) — Gunther von Hagens, the German anatomist who generated both fascination and revulsion around the globe with his “Body Worlds” exhibits of preserved human corpses, has died.
Von Hagens’ family and the Institute for Plastination, which he founded, said he died on Friday.
A statement they issued on Monday gave no further details.
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Von Hagens’ family and the Institute for Plastination, which he founded, said he died on Friday.
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BERLIN (AP) — Gunther von Hagens, the German anatomist who generated both fascination and revulsion around the globe with his “Body Worlds” exhibits of preserved human corpses, has died.
A statement they issued on Monday gave no further details.