Escher (other)

	Escher (other) Escher may refer to: People * Escher (surname) * Maurits Cornelis Escher (1898–1972), Dutch graphic artist 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 * * Esher (other) * Escherich (other) * Escherichia ''Escherichia'' ( ) is a genus of Gram-negative, non-Endospore, spore-forming, Facultative anaerobic organism, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria from the family Enterobacteriaceae. In those species which are inhabitants of the gastroin ... {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Escher (surname) 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 * Jutta Escher, German-American physicist * 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 Rudolf Escher (8 January 1912 in Amsterdam – 17 March 1980 in De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Maurits Cornelis Escher Maurits Cornelis Escher (; ; 17 June 1898 – 27 March 1972) was a Dutch graphic artist who made woodcuts, lithography, lithographs, and mezzotints, many of which were Mathematics and art, inspired by mathematics. Despite wide popular interest, for most of his life Escher was neglected in the art world, even in his native Netherlands. He was 70 before a retrospective exhibition was held. In the late twentieth century, he became more widely appreciated, and in the twenty-first century he has been celebrated in exhibitions around the world. His work features mathematical objects and operations including impossible objects, explorations of infinity, reflection (mathematics), reflection, symmetry, perspective (graphical), perspective, Truncation (geometry), truncated and Stellation, stellated polyhedra, hyperbolic geometry, and tessellations. Although Escher believed he had no mathematical ability, he interacted with the mathematicians George Pólya, Roger Penrose, and Harold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	4444 Escher 4444 may refer to: * 4444 Escher, a main-belt asteroid * Four fours, a mathematical puzzle * The Fours, a New Brunswick, New Jersey–based rock group * ProRes 4444, a video codec developed by Apple Inc. A year in the 5th millennium 4-4-4-4, a type of steam locomotive {{Numberdis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Escher Wyss (Zürich) Escher Wyss is a quarter in the district 5 of Zürich, centered on the Escher-Wyss-Platz square. Escher Wyss was formerly a part of Aussersihl municipality, which was incorporated into Zürich in 1893. The quarter has a population of 2,727 distributed on an area of 1.27 km2 ( sq. mile). It takes its name from the company Escher Wyss & Cie. that was formerly based in the area. The company's former '' Schiffbau'', or shipbuilding hall, is now a theatre venue operated by the ''Schauspielhaus Zürich''. The Technopark Zürich site was built between 1989 and 1993 as the first large single building on the industrial site of the former Escher Wyss & Cie company, and triggered the overall planning of the 17-hectare site. The quarter is served by Zürich tram Trams make an important contribution to public transport in the city of Zurich in Switzerland. The tram network serves most city neighbourhoods, and is the backbone of public transport within the city, albeit supplemented ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Escher Museum Escher in Het Paleis (''Escher in The Palace'') is a museum in The Hague, Netherlands, featuring the works of the Dutch graphical artist M. C. Escher. It is housed in the Lange Voorhout Palace since November 2002. History The museum is housed in the Lange Voorhout Palace, a former royal residence dating back to the eighteenth century. Queen Emma bought the stately house in 1896. She used it as a winter palace from March 1901 until her death in March 1934. It was used by four subsequent Dutch queens for their business offices, until Queen Beatrix moved the office to Paleis Noordeinde. The first and second floors have exhibitions showing the royal period of the palace, highlighting Queen Emma's residence. The museum features a permanent display of a large number of woodcuts and lithographs by M.C. Escher, among them the world-famous prints, ''Sky and Water'' (birds become fish); '' Belvedere'' (the inside out of a Folly); ''Waterfall'' (where water seems to flow upwards); ''Draw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Escher (programming Language) Escher may refer to: People * Escher (surname) * Maurits Cornelis Escher (1898–1972), Dutch graphic artist 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 * * Esher (other) * Escherich (other) * Escherichia ''Escherichia'' ( ) is a genus of Gram-negative, non-Endospore, spore-forming, Facultative anaerobic organism, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria from the family Enterobacteriaceae. In those species which are inhabitants of the gastroin ... {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Escher Wyss & Cie Escher Wyss & Cie., also known as Escher Wyss AG, was a Swiss industrial company focused on engineering and turbine construction. Its headquarters were in the Zürich quarter of Escher Wyss, which takes its name from the company. History The company was founded, as Escher Wyss & Cie., in 1805 by Hans Caspar Escher and Salomon von Wyss. After having originally started the company as a textile spinning business, the two expanded their enterprise to include a machine shop that manufactured textile machinery, water wheels, water turbines, power transmission equipment, and starting in 1835, ships, including boilers and steam engines. After 1860, under the direction of Hans Zoelly, the company concentrated on hydraulic systems, steam engines and cooling systems. Between 1904 and 1929 steam turbines were produced for thermal power plants, ships and locomotives. The company also manufactured hydraulic systems for hydroelectric plants. Around this time it provided equipment for No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Esher (other) Esher is a town in Surrey, England. It can also mean: Places * Esher Township, Quebec, Canada, part of Sheenboro, Quebec Surrey, England, UK * Esher College, a college in Thames Ditton * Esher Commons, several large wooded areas to the south-west of Esher * Esher (UK Parliament constituency) * Esher and Walton (UK Parliament constituency) * Esher News & Mail * Esher railway station * Esher RFC, a rugby union club People People with the surname Esher * Viscount Esher, a Peerage title of Esher, Surrey, England, held by: William Brett, 1st Viscount Esher (1815–1899) Reginald Brett, 2nd Viscount Esher (1852–1930) Oliver Balliol Brett, 3rd Viscount Esher (1881–1963) Lionel Brett, 4th Viscount Esher (1913–2004) Christopher Brett, 5th Viscount Esher (born 1936); see Viscount Esher Viscount Esher, of Esher in the County of Surrey, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 11 November 1897 for the prominent lawyer and judge William Brett ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Escherich (other) Escherich may refer to: * Escherich (surname), a German surname * Organization Escherich (Orgesch), a WWII German Weimar paramilitary groups See also * * Escherichia ''Escherichia'' ( ) is a genus of Gram-negative, non-Endospore, spore-forming, Facultative anaerobic organism, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria from the family Enterobacteriaceae. In those species which are inhabitants of the gastroin ... * Escher (other) {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]