Escher
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
- Arthur Escher (born 1928), a Dutch geologist, first ascendent of Puncak Mandala, son of M.C. Escher
- 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 Caspar Escher (1775-1859), a Swiss industrialist and co-founder of Escher Wyss AG
- Hans Conrad Escher von der Linth (1767−1823), a Swiss scientist, civil engineer and politician
- Hans Conrad Escher (vom Luchs) (1743−1814), a Swiss 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
- William J.D. Escher (1931–2014), an American aerospace engineer
See also
- 4444 Escher, an asteroid named after Maurits Cornelis Escher
- Escher Museum, containing the work of Maurits Cornelis Escher
- Escher (programming language), a declarative programming language
- Escher Wyss (Zürich), a borough of Zurich
- Escher Wyss & Cie., a former engineering company in Switzerland
- Esher (disambiguation)
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