Nicolas Baerlocher, who shaped the culture in Zurich, dies

His name is wrongly forgotten, because behind the scenes he made Zurich a city of culture. Nicolas Baerlocher, a different kind of official, has now died.

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You liked him, there was no other way. Everyone who knew him felt for him the kind of sympathy that can only be found for someone who burns for his passion: Nicolas Baerlocher, the most unusual cultural officer that Zurich has ever afforded, lived for art. It is largely thanks to him that the city today has the reputation of a cultural city so naturally.

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