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Gunther von Hagens poses next to a plastinated human body exhibit at the 'Body Worlds', the anatomical exhibition of real human bodies by German Gunther von Hagens at Postbahnhof on May 6, 2009 in Berlin, Germany
Thursday, Jan. 06, 2011

Open quoteI want to be able to welcome my guests even after I am dead.Close quote

  • GUNTHER VON HAGENS,
  • the German anatomist and creator of the blockbuster Body Worlds exhibitions, announcing that he is terminally ill with Parkinson's disease and wishes to put his preserved corpse on display at the entrance to the show after his death
Photo: Andreas Rentz / Getty Images | Source: AFP