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Beat Richner

Swiss pediatrician

Died when: 71 years 180 days (857 months)
Star Sign: Pisces

 

Beat Richner

Beat Richner (13 March 1947 – 9 September 2018) was a Swiss pediatrician, cellist and founder of children's hospitals in Cambodia.He created the Kantha Bopha Foundation in Zurich in 1992 and became its head.

Along with another expatriate, he oversaw and ran the predominantly Cambodian-manned hospitals.As both a cellist and a medical doctor, Richner was known by patients, audiences, and donors as "Beatocello".


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