Hans Conrad Escher Von Der Linth
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Hans Conrad Escher von der Linth (born 24 August 1767 in
Zürich Zurich (; ) is the list of cities in Switzerland, largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich. , the municipality had 448,664 inhabitants. The ...
; died 9 March 1823) was a Swiss scientist, artist, and politician. He headed the "Great Council of Switzerland" in 1798, a period of French occupation. He also published a survey of the Swiss Alps and is perhaps most significant for his work in the project to "tame" the
Linth The Linth (pronounced "lint") is a Switzerland, Swiss river that rises near the Linthal, Glarus, village of Linthal in the mountains of the cantons of Switzerland, canton of canton of Glarus, Glarus, and eventually flows into the Obersee (Züri ...
river.Hans Conrad Escher von der Linth
Encyclopædia Britannica on-line. Retrieved on 12 April 2012. His son was geologist Arnold Escher von der Linth.


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* 18th-century Swiss scientists Swiss artists 1767 births 1823 deaths Escher von der Linth family {{Switzerland-artist-stub