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 inte...
Source: [Guardian International](https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/jul/30/gunther-von-hagens-obituary)