Background
Fuchs, Karlheinz Herbert was born on March 1, 1939 in Frankfurt, Germany. Son of Lorenz and Elisabeth (Els) Fuchs.
(Reptile names to terminology used by tanners and leather ...)
Reptile names to terminology used by tanners and leather dealers. Provides chapters on material and research methods, the histology and microdscopic anatomy of reptile skins, skin pigments, identification tables and species accounts. Each species account provides common names, trade names, range, size, scale details, accompanied by detailed illustrations, skinning method, comments and sensory foreola . Includes a chapter on the description of the species and subspecies important to the leather industry. 64 color and 200 b/w photographs, line illustrations and tables.
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(The amended and revised edition of 'Die Krokodilhaut'. Ba...)
The amended and revised edition of 'Die Krokodilhaut'. Based on the expertise of the many tanners, traders and producers of reptile leather goods and shoes who shared their years of experience and knowledge. Each species account provides scientific and common names, trade names, distribution, and much more. 63 b/w halftones.
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Fuchs, Karlheinz Herbert was born on March 1, 1939 in Frankfurt, Germany. Son of Lorenz and Elisabeth (Els) Fuchs.
Graduate tannery engineer, Westdeutsche Gerberschule, Reutlingen, Germany, 1960. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Cosmopolitan University.
Herpetologist Natural History Museum, Germany, 1964-1966. Engineer, researcher leather department Hoechst AG, Germany, 1966-1995. Director Reptile Leather Consultant, Fuchs, since 1995.
Professor Central Leather Research Institute, Madras, India, 1969. Expert reptiles German Environmental Ministry, Bonn, 1975, International Union for Conservation of Nature Crocodile Specialist Group, 1978.
(Reptile names to terminology used by tanners and leather ...)
(The amended and revised edition of 'Die Krokodilhaut'. Ba...)
Speaker Masons, Wiesbaden, Germany, 1989, Scottish Rite, Wiesbaden, 1992, Griffin (Georgia) Lodge, 1995. Member German Leather Chemists Association (Certified of Achievement in Histology1976), American Leather Chemists Association, Societas Europaea Herpetologica, New York Academy Sciences.
Married Ingrid Elfriede Engelhardt. Children: Daniela, Manuel.