Gunther von Hagens obituary

German anatomist who devised a system of ‘plastination’ to preserve cadavers that were exhibited all over the world The German anatomist Gunther von Hagens, who has died aged 81 of a cerebral haemorrhage, following nearly two decades of living with Parkinson’s disease, was the creator of the international exhibition Body Worlds, which generated plaudits and revulsion in equal measure whenever and wherever it toured. Frequently accused of showmanship and self-aggrandisement, the theatrical Von...

By Mick O'Hare