Gunther von Hagens, who developed the method of plastination to preserve corpses, died in a hospital in Heidelberg • His family said that in accordance with his wish his own body would undergo a similar process • His exhibitions "The Worlds of the Body" traveled the world from 1995 and were also shown at the Science Tech in Haifa - and provoked a protest from rabbis • "I do not believe that there is anything left of us after death," he wrote about his expected death