Gunther von Hagens, the anatomist who transformed human bodies into lifelike educational exhibits through his controversial plastination technique, died at 81 after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage, his family and institute announced Monday.
Von Hagens died July 24 in a hospital in Heidelberg, Germany, one day after being admitted following the hemorrhage. He had lived with Parkinson's disease since being diagnosed in 2008, a condition that eventually affected his movement and speech and led him to hand over many of his professional responsibilities to his family.
