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Swiss polymath Escher von der Linth
Hans Conrad Escher von der Linth (born August 24, 1767 in Zürich; died March 9, 1823) was a Swiss scientist, artist, and politician. He was significant to Linth river control.[1] His son was geologist Arnold Escher von der Linth.
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