Gunter von Hagens, creator of the "World of the Body" exhibition, has died
German anatomist Gunther von Hagens—the inventor of the plastination method, which preserves human bodies after death—has died at the age of 81.
He was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease several years ago.
In the 1970s, von Hagens developed the polymer plastination technique and gained worldwide fame thanks to the “Body Worlds” exhibition, which featured real human bodies donated by living individuals. The first exhibition opened in Tokyo in 1995, after which it was shown in dozens of countries around the world, including Ukraine.
The exhibition has repeatedly sparked controversy. Despite the donors’ voluntary consent, critics accused its creator of violating human dignity. Von Hagens himself, after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, requested that his body also be preserved using the plastination method after his death and made part of the exhibition.
Source: Stern.
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