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Janez Zorko (16 December 1937 – 7 October 2023) was a Slovenian sculptor and mountain climber.
Early life Zorko attended art school from 1957 to 1959 in Ljubljana. He moved to Paris, France in 1964.
Career Zorko taught Materials and Technology courses at the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne from 1974 to 1976. He created both figurative and abstract sculptures in marble, metal and wood.Enciklopedija Slovenije. (2001). Book 15. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga He was also a keen mountain climber, performing numerous ascents both solo and with others.
Death Zorko died on 7 October 2023, at the age of 85.
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