Gunther von Hagens, creator of exhibitions featuring preserved human corpses, dies at 81

Gunther von Hagens, the German anatomist known for exhibitions displaying preserved human corpses, has died at eighty-one, Euronews reports. His shows, including plastinated bodies posed in lifelike scenes, drew both fascination and criticism for their unconventional approach to displaying the dead.

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