JR976evil 905 Posted May 6, 2021 10 years now since he revealed he was dying of Parkinson’s, reckoned he had around 7 years so outlived his own medically qualified estimate. 76 now, has been mentioned before but was surprised he’s never had his own thread despite his association with stiffs 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Genfærd 452 Posted May 7, 2021 I have no idea who this man is, but after searching him up, he looks like a ghoul. But probably important...ish? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,631 Posted May 7, 2021 43 minutes ago, Genfærd said: But probably important...ish? This is the man behind those "body worlds" exhibitions. I've been to one and didn't enjoy looking at corpses Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Prophet 251 Posted May 7, 2021 His father is still alive at the age of 105. You can also survive much longer than just 10 years with Parkinson as it doesn't directly causes death. He can still walk unaided which means the disease isn't in it's finale stage yet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
I.R.Baboon 221 Posted May 7, 2021 He would be a nice name on the list.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Youth in Asia 1,081 Posted May 8, 2021 Literally no-one has ever heard of him, not even his own father. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RIP Wee Jum 1,559 Posted May 8, 2021 I used to watch his program on Channel 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,050 Posted May 8, 2021 38 minutes ago, RIP Wee Jum said: I used to watch his program on Channel 4 Yep, I remember that too. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoverAndOut 4,694 Posted May 9, 2021 On 08/05/2021 at 04:53, Youth in Asia said: Literally no-one has ever heard of him, not even his own father. I knew who he was when I saw his name on the new thread list, even though I've never followed his work even remotely closely. Passes the fame test for me and is world-renowned in his field. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyfiona 2,554 Posted May 9, 2021 I know of him but his work freaks me out slightly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JR976evil 905 Posted May 9, 2021 On 08/05/2021 at 04:53, Youth in Asia said: Literally no-one has ever heard of him, not even his own father. He was pretty much everywhere when his show debuted around 2002, his Bodyworlds show was featured in Casino Royale and he also had a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it cameo. Not been heard from much recently on account of him slowly dying over the past decade... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John Key 740 Posted May 10, 2021 On 08/05/2021 at 15:53, Youth in Asia said: Literally no-one has ever heard of him, not even his own father. My own worldview is small, but learning about different people is always interesting. There's a lot of British and Americans that I've included on my list that I would never know about without this site. I'm not surprised, as a non-German speaker that doesn't live in Germany, that I might not have heard of this man. That doesn't make him unworthy of the Deathlist. I wouldn't include him in my own list because his condition seems to be well managed and he's reasonably healthy, from past interviews. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,631 Posted August 25, 2021 Apparently a new (or atleast not very old) picture of Hagens and his father (Gerhard Liebchen, 105). 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,928 Posted November 19, 2021 He made an appearance at the Von Hagens museum in the small Brandenburg border town of Guben: https://www.rbb24.de/studiocottbus/beitraege/2021/11/guben-plastinarium-15-jahre-von-hagens.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,631 Posted February 18, 2022 Here's a picture of Hagens (77) & Liebchen (105) from December, most recent picture of Hagens I could find. He looks a bit like his face was a plastic mask put on a skeleton and his dad's teeth could fall off at any moment but both are still able to walk. Hagens doesn't look like someone who'll live another 5+ years though, atleast to me. They will also both be put on display when they've become (actual) cadavers. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,631 Posted August 18, 2022 Gerhard Liebchen died at 106 last month. He'll be plastinated as mentioned before. According to the article von Hagens "is doing quite well" but has some trouble speaking and gets tired fastly. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,928 Posted November 13, 2022 Last August Gunther Von Hagens plastinated his father who reached 106 years of age: https://www.bz-berlin.de/berlin/gunther-von-hagens-plastiniert-seinen-vater Gunther himself has trouble speaking but is doing well enough. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites