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The Boston Globe;  July 9, 2006 ;     700+ words ...GUBEN, Germany - Dr. Gunther von Hagens, the German inventor of a body-preserving...eaten by worms or going up in smoke," von Hagens said by phone from his Institute for...investigated allegations none proven that von Hagens has purchased cadavers from grave robbers...

In the FLESH This horse and its two riders are real, their skin peeled...

The Independent - London;  December 2, 2001 ;     687 words ...Like any 56-year-old man, Gunther von Hagens has an unhealthy interest in the bodies...about how youthful flesh feels or smells, von Hagens is concerned with how well it preserves...and replaced with epoxy polymers. As von Hagens is fond of pointing out, the resultant...

A MAN OF MANY PARTS Gunther von Hagens started by embalming fish, rats and...

The Sunday Telegraph London;  October 12, 2008 ;     700+ words ......something unmistakable about Dr Gunther von Hagens. When he walks, he does so in an eerily...even take it off in bed. According to von Hagens, he wears his hat as a mark of respect...later. As we wait for her to arrive, von Hagens gives me a guided tour of his empire...

German corpse artist in courtroom battle over use of 'professor' title

AP Worldstream;  March 22, 2005 ;     352 words ......title "Professor" illegally. Gunther von Hagens was challenging two rulings in which...without stating where he gained his title. Von Hagens, whose title was awarded by the Dalian...of wrongdoing. In a written statement, von Hagens charged authorities were accusing him...

IS THIS ART OR SICKEST SHOW EVER?; German artist puts real bodies on...

Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);  March 20, 2002 ;     700+ words ......behind the creations is Professor Gunther Von Hagens. His exhibition, called Bodyworlds, has...labelling it sickening and horrific . But Von Hagens, 57, a passionate anatomist, has defended...corpses and 175 body parts. And Professor Von Hagens has sparked further outrage by ...

'Dr. Death' continues to prosper But some say he purchased the bodies of...

International Herald Tribune;  February 3, 2004 ;     700+ words ......Herald Tribune 02-03-2004 As Dr. Gunther von Hagens hurried out of his exhibit here the other...Though late for a flight to Beijing, von Hagens scrawled his name. Public support has...headline, ''Dr. Death.''Six years after von Hagens scandalized some Germans, and fascinated...

Television Review: The best thing to cut would be Gunther

The Scotsman;  November 7, 2007 ;     559 words ......CONTROVERSY dogs German anatomist Dr Gunther Von Hagens like a swarm of recalcitrant bees. Everything...assaults can have on the human body, old Von Hagens set about a pair of corpses armed only...to be educational, but unfortunately Von Hagens isn't very good at explaining his ...

GERMAN ANATOMIST TURNING A MORBID INTEREST INTO ART

The Boston Globe;  February 22, 2004 ;     700+ words ...FRANKFURT - Gunther von Hagens loves his work. This would not be...body parts. "I go to the depths," von Hagens said recently in an interview at...even have our skin." The 59-year-old von Hagens - medical doctor by training, university...

German doctor conducts public autopsy in London, despite warnings that it...

AP Worldstream;  November 20, 2002 ;     700+ words ......for that moment, said Professor Gunther von Hagens, as he began the post-mortem in front...camera crew watched at the gallery where von Hagens' Body Worlds exhibition of preserved...old German man on a metal table, and von Hagens performed the autopsy. Describing it...

Bodies beautiful; Anatomy as art.(Gunther von Hagens exhibit stirs up...

The Economist (US);  March 23, 2002 ;     592 words ......hadn't seen the exhibition. But Gunther von Hagens, a German anatomist who invented plastination...pliable and well-preserved, which Mr von Hagens modestly describes as a new fate for...about bodies. Among his influences, Mr von Hagens cites Michelangelo, da Vinci, and other...

First humans, now animals are turned inside out by Von Hagens

The Independent - London;  July 19, 2008 ;     363 words ......fat with a silicone polymer, Gunther Von Hagens has attracted infamy and fascination...the "plastination" process which allows Von Hagens to reveal the anatomy of his subjects...into physiology. Previous exhibitions by Von Hagens, who is referred to as Dr Frankenstein...

Controversy fails to dim interest in corpse show

International Herald Tribune;  February 4, 2004 ;     662 words ......Herald Tribune 02-04-2004 As Dr. Gunther von Hagens hurried out of his exhibit here the other...Though late for a flight to Beijing, von Hagens scrawled his name. Public support has...headline, ''Dr. Death.''Six years after von Hagens scandalized some Germans, and fascinated...

Profile: German anatomist and his unusual exhibit that features preserved...

NPR All Things Considered;  April 30, 2001 ;     700+ words ......Since 1996, German anatomist Gunther Von Hagens has been displaying a collection of preserved...Korperwelten, has sparked controversy. Von Hagens has now taken the show to Berlin where...report. GUY RAZ reporting: Dr. Gunther Von Hagens was pulling all-nighters in the lab at...

EXHIBIT EXPOSES US TO US: 'Body Worlds' comes to the Science Museum with...

Saint Paul Pioneer Press (St. Paul, MN);  April 30, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Matt Peiken Apr. 30--Gunther von Hagens has, literally, peeled the skin off mankind...internationally touring exhibition of von Hagens' specimens, comes to the Science Museum...drawing mountains of praise at every turn. Von Hagens also has faced (and denied) accusations...

Putting History in Its Place.

PR Newswire;  February 15, 2007 ;     488 words ...Gunther von Hagens Visits Historic 'Iron Curtain' Jail...seven years after anatomist Gunther von Hagens was jailed by state authorities for...history to rest. On February 10, Dr. von Hagens visited the cell, annexes, and compound...