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Berend George Escher

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he reorganized the museum by giving more attention to educating the general public in geology. He wrote books on geology, mineralogy and crystallography, scientific as well as for the general public.
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His research area was mainly volcanology. He was also interested in the geology of the Moon. Of importance were his contributions in discussions with
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in World War II, Escher was kept captive by the Nazis for some time. After his release he went in hiding until the liberation in 1945.
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in 1922, at the same time he became director of the geological museum there, he was the successor of
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for his brother 'Beer' with a stylized image of a volcano around 1922 (Bool number 91).
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International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior
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Geological research at the universities of the Netherlands, 1877-1962
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Comptes Rendus du Congrès International de Géographie, Amsterdam 1938
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in that position. Whereas Martin's interest lay mainly with
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Escher had a broad interest, but his research was mainly on
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in Geologie & Mijnbouw, vol. 41 no. 4 p. 161-174
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Biographical dictionary of the Netherlands (in Dutch)
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Academic staff of the Delft University of Technology
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Symmetry aspects of M. C. Escher's periodic drawings
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Gorinchem
Arnhem
Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule
ZĂĽrich
University of Amsterdam
Delft University
Royal Dutch Shell
Leiden University
Doctoral advisor
Albert Heim
geologist
crystallography
mineralogy
volcanology
M. C. Escher
civil engineer
G. A. Escher
Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule
ZĂĽrich
Albert Heim
M. E. F. T. Dubois
University of Amsterdam
curator
Delft University
Royal Dutch Shell
Dutch East Indies
Leiden University
K. Martin
paleontology

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