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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Fritz Lange, Berlin 1956.jpg — Hans-Joachim Koch, CC BY-SA 4.0.","cite":"\"Fritz Lange\". DigiNepal. Last updated 2 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/fritz-lange. Retrieved 8 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-02T07:06:57Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-07","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/fritz-lange","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/fritz-lange","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/fritz-lange?lang=ne"}}