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Gunther von Hagens

1945 - Today

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Gunther von Hagens (born Gunther Gerhard Liebchen; 10 January 1945) is a German anatomist, businessman, and lecturer. He developed the technique for preserving biological tissue specimens called plastination. Von Hagens has organized numerous Body Worlds public exhibitions and occasional live demonstrations of his and his colleagues' work, and has traveled worldwide to promote its educational value. The sourcing of biological specimens for and the commercial background of his exhibits has been controversial. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gunther von Hagens is the 183rd most popular inventor (down from 132nd in 2019), the 461st most popular biography from Poland (down from 305th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Polish Inventor.

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Among INVENTORS

Among inventors, 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.

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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.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Gunther von Hagens ranks 461 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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Among INVENTORS In Poland

Among inventors born in Poland, Gunther von Hagens ranks 2. Before him are Paul Gottlieb Nipkow (1860). After him are Ottomar Anschütz (1846), and Kazimierz Prószyński (1875).

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