George Arnold Escher

George Arnold Escher (??-??) was a Dutch civil engineer who worked in Japan during the Meiji period.

Escher came to Japan in September of 1873 along with Johannis de Rijke and C.J. van Doorn to lead several civil engineering projects. Escher designed and supervised the restoration of the Yodo river (Osaka), as well as the restoration of the Mikuni harbor in Mikuni, Fukui prefecture. He left Japan in 1878, and continued on to become a master engineer. His son, Maurits Cornelis Escher is a world-renowned artist.