Hans Conrad Escher von der Linth

Hans Conrad Escher von der Linth in 1820

Hans Conrad Escher von der Linth (born August 24, 1767 in Zürich; died March 9, 1823) was a Swiss scientist, artist, and politician. He headed the "Great Council of Switzerland" in 1798, a period of French occupation.^[1] He also published a survey of the Swiss Alps^[2] and is perhaps most significant for his work in the project to "tame" the Linth river.^[3] His son was geologist Arnold Escher von der Linth.

References

1. William Maclure; John S. Doskey (1988). The European Journals of William Maclure. American Philosophical Society. p. 72. ISBN 978-0-87169-171-2. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
2. Karl Alfred von Zittel (1914). History of geology and palæontology to the end of the nineteenth century. W. Scott. p. 90. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
3. Hans Conrad Escher von der Linth. Encyclopædia Britannica on-line. Retrieved on 2012-04-12.

External links

• Escher, Hans Conrad (von der Linth) in the SIKART dictionary and database