(FILE PHOTO) Creator of Body Worlds Gunther von Hagens dies aged 81 MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 21: Professor Gunter Von Hagens stands next to one of his anatomical specimens at the launch of his latest exhibition BODY WORLDS 4 at Manchester Museum of Science and Industry on February 21, 2008, Manchester, England. Since its debut in Tokyo in 1996, the show has sparked controversy and curiosity. German scientist Gunther von Hagens, who created the show and developed the preservation technique used to preserve the bodies, called "plastination", intends the exhibits to teach people about human skeletal, cardiovascular diseases and their treatment. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)