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Gunther von Hagens

1945 - heute

Gunther von Hagens

Gunther von Hagens (* 10. Januar 1945 in Alt Skalden/Wartheland als Gunther Gerhard Liebchen) ist ein deutscher Mediziner, Anatom und Unternehmer. Er ist Erfinder der Plastination, eines dauerhaften Konservierungsverfahrens toter Körper durch Austausch der Zellflüssigkeit gegen reaktive Kunststoffe. Von Hagens ist für seine Ganzkörperpräparate bekannt, die er seit 1996 in seinen Körperwelten-Ausstellungen öffentlich zur Schau stellt. Mehr auf Wikipedia lesen

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Gunther von Hagens is the 183rd most popular erfinder (down from 132nd in 2024), the 462nd most popular biography from Poland (down from 305th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Polish Erfinder.

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Among Erfinders

Among erfinders, Gunther von Hagens ranks 183 out of 426. Before him are Henrich Focke, Émile Baudot, Artur Fischer, Harold Eugene Edgerton, Matthew Boulton, and Lagâri Hasan Çelebi. After him are William Murdoch, Johann Nicolaus von Dreyse, Fausto Veranzio, Heinrich Daniel Ruhmkorff, Johann Jacob Schweppe, and Arnold Orville Beckman.

Most Popular Erfinders in Wikipedia

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Henrich Focke
1890 - 1979
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 177
Émile Baudot
1845 - 1903
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 178
Artur Fischer
1919 - 2016
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 179
Harold Eugene Edgerton
1903 - 1990
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 180
Matthew Boulton
1728 - 1809
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 181
Lagâri Hasan Çelebi
1600 - 1700
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 182
Gunther von Hagens
1945 - Present
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 183
William Murdoch
1754 - 1839
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 184
Johann Nicolaus von Dreyse
1787 - 1867
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 185
Fausto Veranzio
1551 - 1617
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 186
Heinrich Daniel Ruhmkorff
1803 - 1877
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 187
Johann Jacob Schweppe
1740 - 1821
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 188
Arnold Orville Beckman
1900 - 2004
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 189

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Gunther von Hagens ranks 189. Before him are Pirri, Mahinda Rajapaksa, Robert Cialdini, Charles Greene, Rhonda Byrne, and Roland Joffé. After him are Jaclyn Smith, Vladislav Ardzinba, Henry Winkler, Bobby Solo, Li Dong-woon, and Tommy Smith.

Others Born in 1945

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Pirri
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 183
Mahinda Rajapaksa
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 184
Robert Cialdini
PSYCHOLOGIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 185
Charles Greene
ATHLETE
1945 - 2022
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 186
Rhonda Byrne
WRITER
1945 - Present
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 187
Roland Joffé
FILM DIRECTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 188
Gunther von Hagens
INVENTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 189
Jaclyn Smith
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 190
Vladislav Ardzinba
POLITICIAN
1945 - 2010
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 191
Henry Winkler
COMEDIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 192
Bobby Solo
SINGER
1945 - Present
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 193
Li Dong-woon
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 194
Tommy Smith
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2019
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 195

In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Gunther von Hagens ranks 462 out of 1,694. Before him are Ewa Kopacz (1956), Gottfried Achenwall (1719), Władysław III Spindleshanks (1165), Alexandre Tansman (1897), Piotr Skarga (1536), and Stanisław Przybyszewski (1868). After him are Adalbert Krueger (1832), Prince Adolf zu Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen (1797), Prince Franz Wilhelm of Prussia (1943), Bezprym (987), Zygmunt Berling (1896), and Marcel Reich-Ranicki (1920).

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Ewa Kopacz
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 456
Gottfried Achenwall
HISTORIAN
1719 - 1772
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 457
Władysław III Spindleshanks
POLITICIAN
1165 - 1231
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 458
Alexandre Tansman
COMPOSER
1897 - 1986
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 459
Piotr Skarga
WRITER
1536 - 1612
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 460
Stanisław Przybyszewski
WRITER
1868 - 1927
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 461
Gunther von Hagens
INVENTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 462
Adalbert Krueger
ASTRONOMER
1832 - 1896
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 463
Prince Adolf zu Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen
POLITICIAN
1797 - 1873
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 464
Prince Franz Wilhelm of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 465
Bezprym
POLITICIAN
987 - 1032
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 466
Zygmunt Berling
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1980
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 467
Marcel Reich-Ranicki
WRITER
1920 - 2013
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 468