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==Death== May died in his own Villa Shatterhand on 30 March 1912.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Villa "Shatterhand." – Karl-May-Wiki|url=https://www.karl-may-wiki.de/index.php/Villa_%22Shatterhand.%22|access-date=2020-07-23|website=www.karl-may-wiki.de}}</ref> According to the register of deaths, the cause was [[cardiac arrest]], [[acute bronchitis]] and [[asthma]], but according to Ralf Harder from the Karl-May-Stiftung, May's death certificate does not include the cause of death.<ref name="bild">{{cite web| url = http://www.bild.de/regional/dresden/karl-may/karl-may-starb-an-blei-45126002.bild.html| title = Todes-Rätsel nach 104 Jahren entschlüsselt {{!}} Karl May starb an Blei {{!}} Regional {{!}} BILD.de| date = 30 March 2016}}</ref> Scientists examining the remains of May in 2014 found excessive quantities of [[lead]] and other [[Toxic heavy metal|heavy metals]], and concluded that his death was probably due to a long-time [[Lead poisoning|exposure to lead]] in water as well as tobacco.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Simona Block |title=Karl May: Winnetou-Erfinder starb wohl an Bleivergiftung |url=http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/literatur/karl-may-winnetou-erfinder-starb-wohl-an-bleivergiftung-a-1084736.html |website=[[Der Spiegel]] |access-date=28 November 2018 |date=30 March 2016}}</ref> May was buried in Radebeul East. His tomb was inspired by the [[Temple of Athena Nike]].<ref name="bild" />
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