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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Rohrer (cropped).jpg — NIMSoffice, CC BY-SA 3.0.","cite":"\"Heinrich Rohrer\". DigiNepal. Last updated 1 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/heinrich-rohrer. Retrieved 5 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-01T06:28:46Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-05","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/heinrich-rohrer","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/heinrich-rohrer","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/heinrich-rohrer?lang=ne"}}