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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Joseph Gordon Coates, 1931.jpg — Unknown photographer, Public domain.","cite":"\"Gordon Coates\". DigiNepal. Last updated 2 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/gordon-coates. Retrieved 6 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-02T09:02:14Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-05","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/gordon-coates","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/gordon-coates","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/gordon-coates?lang=ne"}}