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Gunther von Hagens, Creator of Polarizing ‘Body Worlds’ Exhibits, Dies at 81

Gunther von Hagens, Creator of Polarizing ‘Body Worlds’ Exhibits, Dies at 81
NYT Science Tuesday 28 July 2026, 21:57 UTC By Clay Risen 1 min read
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Gunther von Hagens in 2002 with a flayed, bisected human specimen used in one of his “Body Worlds” exhibitions. In the late 1970s, he developed plastination, the method of making corpses into malleable figures.

Gunther von Hagens in 2002 with a flayed, bisected human specimen used in one of his “Body Worlds” exhibitions. In the late 1970s, he developed plastination, the method of making corpses into malleable figures.
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