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unusual facts about embalming



Autoeponym

Pirogov embalming technique: Nikolay Pirogov himself was preserved by methods he developed and his body is still on display in a room temperature glass-lid coffin in the Ukraine.

Fixative

Embalming chemicals, a variety of preservatives, sanitising and disinfectant agents, and additives used in modern embalming

Rosalia Lombardo

Rosalia's father, Official Mario Lombardo, was sorely grieved upon her death, so he approached Alfredo Salafia, a noted embalmer, to preserve her.


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