The Story Dr. Beat Beatocello Richner Beat Richner was born in Zurich on March 13, 1947. After receiving his medical degree in 1973 he specialised in paediatrics at the Zurich Childrens Hospital. in 1974/75 he was sent to Cambodia by the Swiss Red Cross (SRC) to work at the Kantha Bopha Childrens Hospital. his mission came to an abrupt end when the Khmer Rouge invaded the country. Dr Richner was forced to return to Switzerland, where he took up his former position at the Zurich Childrens Hospital. in 1980 he opened his own practice in Zurich with a fellow practitioner. Whilst pursuing his medical career, Beat Richner developed in 1972 the character of BEATOCELLO, an artistic role which he would slip into from time to time and which might best be described as that of a poetic and musical comedian or clown. He has given countless performances, mostly in the German-speaking part of Switzerland, but also abroad. Beat Richner has also published a number of books with simple line-drawing -mostly childrens books- to accompany his performances and his musical poetic stories.
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