Johann Kaspar Füssli, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Johann Kaspar Füssli

Swiss entomologist

Date of Birth: 09-Mar-1743

Place of Birth: Zürich, canton of Zürich, Switzerland

Date of Death: 04-May-1786

Profession: librarian, painter, entomologist

Nationality: Switzerland

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Johann Kaspar Füssli, also written Johann Caspar Fuesslins or Fuessly (9 March 1743 – 4 May 1786), was a Swiss painter, entomologist and publisher. He was born in Zurich, the son of Johann Caspar Füssli (3 January 1706 – 6 May 1782) and Anna Elisabeth Waser.
He was thus the brother of Henry Fuseli (Johann Heinrich Füssli) (3 December 1745 – 17 April 1825). 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 died, aged 43, in Winterthur.