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In my teens I was interested in photography. Then I decided that I should learn something about the world of commerce. And I came to America at age 17 to escape Europe. I went to NYU - nothing better than being 17 years old and coming to New York.

Nicolas Berggruen

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Nicolas Berggruen
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: August 10
Art Collector
Investor
Real Estate Entrepreneur
Paris
France
Better
Europe
Nothing
Interested
Something
Coming
Teens
Years
Went
Commerce
World
Came
Escape
Age
Photography
Learn
York
America
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