Dr. Gunther von Hagens |
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1945 | Born in Alt-Skalden/Posen, Germany |
1965 | Studied medicine in Jena, East Germany
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1969 | Imprisoned after a failed attempt to defect;
liberated as a political prisoner by the West German government in August 1970 |
1973 | Completed medical studies at the University of Lübeck, Germany |
1974
| Completed internship and doctorate |
1975
| Resident and Anatomist at the Anatomical Institute, University of Heidelberg, Germany |
1977
| Invented Plastination
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1993
| Established the Institute for Plastination in Heidelberg, Germany |
1996 | Appointed Visiting Professor at the Dalian Medical University, China |
1999
| Named Honorary Professor at the Kyrgyz State Medical Academy, Kyrgyzstan |
2004
| Named Visiting Professor at the New York University College of Dentistry, United States |
| 2006 | Founding
of the Gubener Plastinate GmbH and opening of the PLASTINARIUM in
Guben, Germany, a plastination workshop and anatomical exhibition open
to the public |
