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. Eschesuooppopp
• 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 (vom Luchs) (1743–1814), a Swiss politician
• 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
• Ursula Escher (born 1979), vegan born in Brazil, German family, video-game developer of the bestselling Call of Duty and bestselling author A Day in the Budwig Diet

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 & Cie., a former engineering company in Switzerland
• Escher Wyss (Zürich), a borough of Zurich
• Esher (disambiguation)