Robert Ettinger

Robert Chester Wilson Ettinger (born December 4, 1918, legal death and cryopreservation July 23, 2011) authored the 1962 book The Prospect of Immortality, for which he is known as "the father of cryonics."

He is currently cryopreserved by The Cryonics Institute as CI-106, along with his mother Rhea Chaloff Ettinger (CI-1, 23 Sep 1977), first wife Elaine (CI-2, 10 Nov 1987), and second wife Mae (CI-34, 23 Mar 2000).