Johann Kaspar Füssli
Johann Kaspar Füssli, also written Johann Caspar Fuesslins or Fuessly, was a Swiss painter, entomologist and publisher.
He was born in Zurich, the son of Johann Caspar Füssli and Anna Elisabeth Waser. He was thus the brother of Henry Fuseli .
- He married:
- * Verena Störi in 1770
- * Anna Elisabeth Kilchsperger in 1774.
The only spider species he described is the daddy long-legs spider, Pholcus phalangioides, also known as cellar spider.
He died, aged 43, in Winterthur.Publications
- Verzeichnis der ihm bekannten Schweitzerischen Inseckten
- Magazin für die Liebhaber der Entomologie two tomes
- Neue Magazin für Liebhaber der Entomologie.
