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Maurit Escher Research Paper

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Escher’s full name is Maurits Cornelis Escher. He was born on June 17, 1898, in Leeuwarden, Netherlands.
When he was five years old he took up carpentry and piano lessons until the age of 13. When he attended highschool he was an excellent drawer but received poorer grades in most other subjects. He went to Haarlem School of Architecture and Decorative Arts where he studied architecture for a short while before moving onto decorative arts. Having gained experience in drawing and woodcutting in particular, he left the school in 1922. In 1924, he married a woman named Jetta Umiker who he met in Italy whilst he was travelling there. He died in Laren, Netherlands on March, 27, 1972.

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