George Arnold Escher
Dutch civil engineer and foreign advisor / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
George Arnold Escher (10 May 1843 – 14 June 1939) was a Dutch civil engineer and a foreign advisor to the Japanese government during the Meiji period.[3][4]
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George Arnold Escher | |
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Born | (1843-05-10)10 May 1843 |
Died | 14 June 1939(1939-06-14) (aged 96) |
Nationality | Dutch |
Occupation | Civil engineer |
Spouses | Charlotte Marie Hartitzsch
(m. 1882; died 1885)Sara Gleichman (m. 1892) |
Children | 5 sons, including: M. C. Escher Berend George Escher |
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He was the father of the graphic artist M. C. Escher and the geologist Berend George Escher.