M C Escher Biography

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Escher was born in Leeuwarden ,Holland ,the son of a civil engineer. He was born on June 17,1898. Escher spent most of his childhood in Arnhem where M.C Escher studied about architect and many other things.
Escher and his wife had 3 sons,George ,Arthur and Jan .Escher’s father is George Arnold Escher.Escher's mother is Sarah gleichman Escher.Berend George escher is his brother.
1.M.C Escher full name is Maurits Cornelis Escher.
2.he is left handed.
3.Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita convinced him to study art.
4.M.C Escher passed away at 73 because of cancer.
M.C escher is an important person because he is famous for his art.M.C Escher is one of the world's most graphic artists.
M.C Escher invented the tessellations,a collection of shapes

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