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- ↑ "Rudolf Stehli". Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ↑ Biographie, Deutsche. "Stehli-Hausheer, Rudolf - Deutsche Biographie". www.deutsche-biographie.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-11-10.
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