Escher

Escher may refer to:

People

Escher is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Alfred Escher (1819−1883), a Swiss politician and railway pioneer
• Arnold Escher von der Linth (1807−1872), a Swiss geologist
• Berend George Escher (1885−1967), a Dutch geologist, half-brother of M. C. Escher
• George Arnold Escher (1843−1939), a Dutch civil engineer, foreign advisor to Japan, father of M. C. Escher
• Gitta Escher (born 1957), a German gymnast
• Hans Conrad Escher von der Linth (1767−1823), a Swiss scientist, civil engineer and politician
• Heinrich Escher (1626−1710), a Swiss politician, mayor of Zürich
• Josef Escher (1885−1954), a Swiss Federal Councilor
• Luiz Jeferson Escher (born 1987), Brazilian footballer
• Lydia Escher (1858−1891), a Swiss patron of the arts
• M. C. Escher (Maurits Cornelis Escher; 1898−1972), a Dutch graphic artist
• Rudolf George Escher (1912−1980), a Dutch composer and music theoretician
• Sandra Escher (born 1945), a Dutch psychiatrist

Places

• 4444 Escher, an asteroid named after Maurits Cornelis Escher
• Escher Wyss (Zürich), a borough of Zurich
• Escher Museum, containing the work of Maurits Cornelis Escher

Other uses

• Escher (programming language), a declarative programming language
• Escher Wyss & Cie., a former engineering company in Switzerland

See also

• All pages with titles beginning with Escher
• All pages with titles containing Escher
• Esher (disambiguation)
• Escherich (disambiguation)
• Escherichia