What is "escherich"

Escherich is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Georg Escherich (1870–1941), a German politician
• Gustav von Escherich (1849–1935), an Austrian mathematician
• Karl Escherich (1871-1951), a German entomologist
• Theodor Escherich (1857–1911), a German-Austrian pediatrician, discoverer of the bacterium Escherichia coli