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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gunther von Hagens has received more than 924,425 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Gunther von Hagens is the 132nd most popular inventor (up from 136th in 2019), the 305th most popular biography from Poland (up from 309th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Polish Inventor.

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Among INVENTORS

Among inventors, Gunther von Hagens ranks 132 out of 426. Before him are Hugo Schmeisser, Samuel Crompton, Mary Anderson, Robert Adler, Elisha Gray, and Richard Jordan Gatling. After him are W. O. Bentley, Robert Moog, Zénobe Gramme, Paul Baran, Paul Otlet, and Robert Cailliau.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Gunther von Hagens ranks 105. Before him are Muqrin bin Abdulaziz, Birendra of Nepal, Marthe Keller, Assi Dayan, Meir Dagan, and Khaleda Zia. After him are Elis Regina, Jeffrey C. Hall, John Fogerty, Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza, Daniel Olbrychski, and Brion James.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Gunther von Hagens ranks 305 out of 1,694. Before him are Sophie of Pomerania (1498), Leopold Trepper (1904), Richeza of Poland, Queen of Sweden (1116), Jerzy Popiełuszko (1947), Ida Haendel (1928), and Jan Zamoyski (1542). After him are Józef Bem (1794), Michał Kleofas Ogiński (1765), Georg Heym (1887), Richard Abegg (1869), Andreas Schlüter (1660), and Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg (1797).

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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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