Bruno Barbatti (September 27, 1926 – March 31, 2020) was a

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scholar and writer. He was born in

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to an Italian father and a German mother. He studied at the universities of Fribourg, Paris (Sorbonne), Florence and Zurich, where he obtained a doctorate in German. For 35 years, he taught at the

Kantonsschule Rämibühl The Kantonsschule Rämibühl at the Rämistrasse in Zurich, founded in 1832 as "Kantonsschule Zürich" consists of four ''Kantonsschulen'' (''Sekundarstufe I&II'') with different curricular profiles. The four schools, which are attended by mor ...

, where he was once a student.Profile
/ref> Barbatti is best known for his book ''Berber Carpets of Morocco''. He did extensive field work in

Morocco Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It has coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to Algeria–Morocc ...

, especially Marrakech, where his wife Dominique was a high school teacher for several years. The couple built up an extensive collection of carpets over the years. Some were exhibited at Museum Bellerive in Zurich in 1996. He married the French writer and teacher Dominique Abadie.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Barbatti, Bruno 20th-century Swiss writers Writers from Zurich 1926 births 2020 deaths Swiss people of Italian descent Swiss people of German descent University of Fribourg alumni University of Zurich alumni Swiss expatriates in Morocco University of Paris alumni University of Florence alumni Swiss expatriates in France Swiss expatriates in Italy Swiss male writers