‘Body Worlds’ anatomist Gunther von Hagens dies at 81 | AP News
- 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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- 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.
Sources: AP