 In 1768 Collignon received a body for use in anatomy at Cambridge that turned out to be the body of the former celebrity novelist, Laurence Sterne.According to one account Collignon recognised Sterne's body and he arranged for Sterne to have a second funeral despite Sterne's body being that of a pauper.Another source indicates however that his body was bought from resurrectionists but his skeleton is still in Addenbrookes Hospital.