Johann Kaspar Füssli
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Johann Kaspar Füssli (9 March 1743 in Zurich - 4 May 1786 in Winterthur) was a Swiss painter, entomologist and publisher.
- He is the son of Johann Caspar Füssli (3 January 1706 - 6 May 1782) and Anna Elisabeth Waser.
- He is the brother of Henry Fuseli (Johann Heinrich Füssli), (3 December 1745 in Zurich, 26 December 1832 à Zurich).
- He married:
- Verena Störi in 1770
- Anna Elisabeth Kilchsperger in 1774.
The only spider species he described (as Fuesslin, 1775) is the daddy long-legs spider, Pholcus phalangioides, also known as cellar spider.
He is sometimes also written as Fuessly.
[edit] Publications
- Verzeichnis der ihm bekannten Schweitzerischen Inseckten (1775)
- Magazin für die Liebhaber der Entomologie two tomes (1778-1779)
- Neue Magazin für Liebhaber der Entomologie (1781-1786).
[edit] External links
- Johann Kaspar Füssli in German, French or Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
