Von Hagens died July 24 in a hospital in Heidelberg, Germany, one day after being admitted following the hemorrhage. A spokesperson for the Plastinarium, the museum von Hagens founded in Guben, Germany, said his body "will definitely be plastinated," honoring a long-standing wish. It has not yet been decided whether his preserved body will ultimately be displayed publicly. The question is particularly complicated because von Hagens was not simply an anatomist who developed a preservation technique. Now, with plans to preserve his own body, von Hagens' legacy is set to become part of the very practice he spent his career defending.