Background

Foelix, Rainer Franz was born on July 10, 1943 in Wuerzburg, Germany.

Education

Abitur, OR Fürth, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy, University Zurich, Switzerland, 1969.

Career

Postdoctoral researcher Universities, Museum, 1968—2008. Postdoctoral Zoology and Entomology Departments, Raleigh, North Carolina. Research scientist Department Mental Health.

Privatdozent Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, Fribourg University, Switzerland. Curator, director Natural History Museum Aarau, Switzerland.

Achievements

• Rainer Franz Foelix has been listed as a noteworthy biologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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• book

  • Biology of Spiders

    (One of the only books to treat the whole spider, from its...)

  • Biology of Spiders by Foelix, Rainer F. (1982) Hardcover
  • Biology of Spiders 3rd edition by Foelix, Rainer (2010) Paperback

Interests

• Badminton, sports, classical music, photography, calligraphy.