Funeral director
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A funeral director, also known as an undertaker or mortician, is a professional who has licenses in funeral arranging and embalming involved in the business of funeral rites. These tasks often entail
Funeral directors driving a hearse in a funeral procession
Showcase of an urn shop in Nice, France
A funeral home in Jyväskylä, Finland
Mortician's restorative tools, Museum of Funeral Customs, Springfield, Illinois
Embalming
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Embalming is the art and science of preserving human remains by treating them with embalming chemicals in modern times to forestall decomposition. This is usually done to make the deceased suitable fo
Funeral director
…A funeral director, also known as an undertaker or mortician (American English), is a professional who has licenses in funeral arranging and embalming (or preparation of the deceased) involved in the business of funeral rites. These tasks often entail the embalming and burial or cremation of the dead…
Embalming was popularized in the United States during the American Civil War.
William Hunter developed and popularized the modern technique of arterial embalming in the late 18th century.
Embalming fluids used in the early 20th century
Instruments used for embalming