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Rainer F. Foelix
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'''Birth date:''' 10 July 1943
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'''Birth place:''' Würzburg, Germany
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'''Schools:'''
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• Oberrealschule Fürth, Germany 1953-62
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• University of Erlangen, Germany 1962-64
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• University of Zürich, Switzerland 1964-68
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• PhD in Zoology 1969
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• Habilitation (Zoology, Univ. Bochum, Germany 1980)
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'''Professional fields:''' Biology, Histology, Electron Microscopy, Arachnology, Neurobiology, Sensory Organs, Human Anatomy, Functional Anatomy of Invertebrates.
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Rainer F. Foelix (* 10 July 1943, Würzburg, Germany); biologist, arachnologist, microscopist
R. F. Foelix grew up in post-war Germany (Franconia), first in a small village (Ipsheim), later in a larger city (Nürnberg-Fürth).
Married to Neta Vernessa Foelix-Riley, residing in Aarau, Switzerland; son Pascal (*1987), residing in Boston, USA.
== Education ==
* Attended public schools until 1962 (Abitur)
* Studied Biology, Chemistry & Geography at Univ. of Erlangen (Germany) 1962-64
* Continued with Zoology, Botany, Paleontology & Anthropology at Univ. of Zürich (Switzerland) 1964-68
* Doctoral thesis in Zoology at Zoological Museum Univ. Zürich 1966-69
== Professional career ==
* Post-doctoral studies in Raleigh (North Carolina) 1968-73
* Research scientist in the Dept. Mental Health Dix Hospital and in the Entomology Dept. at NC State University
* Research Scientist and Lecturer in Zoology & Cell Physiology at the Ruhr-Univ. in Bochum (Germany) 1973-82
* Habilitation in Zoology 1980
* Lecturer in Zoology and Human Anatomy at the Univ. of Fribourg (Switzerland) 1982-90
* Curator of the Natural History Museum in Aarau (Switzerland) and biology teacher at the Neue Kantonsschule Aarau 1990-2008.
* Retirement 2008.
== Publications ==
Text book "''Biology of Spiders''" in 3 German editions (1979, 1992, 2015; [https://ift.tt/2IUDnZD ISBN 978-3-89973-444-7]) and 3 English editions (1882, 1996, 2011; [https://ift.tt/2E092ox& ISBN 9780199734825])
Ca. 100 original publications in international journals; a few key papers are listed below:
* Foelix, R. F. 1970: Chemosensitive hairs in spiders. J. Morphol. 132: 313-333, [https://ift.tt/2IUDpAJ https://ift.tt/2GiKGst]
* Oppenheim, R. W. & R. F. Foelix 1972: Synaptogenesis in the chick embryo spinal cord. Nature New Biol. 235: 126-128
* Foelix, R. F. 1975: Occurrence of synapses in peripheral sensory nerves of arachnids. Nature 254: 126-128; https://ift.tt/2J04pyA
* Foelix, R. F. & D. Troyer 1980: Giant neurons and associated synapses in the peripheral nervous system of whip spiders. J. Neurocytol. 9: 517-535, https://ift.tt/2GfG1aA
* Foelix, R. F. 1985: Mechano- and chemoreceptive sensilla. In: Neurobiology of Arachnids (F. G. Barth, ed.), pp. 118-137. Springer Verlag Berlin; ISBN 978-3-642-70348-5
* Foelix, R. F., B. Rast & A. M. Peattie 2012: Silk secretion from tarantula feet revisited: alleged spigots are probably chemoreceptors. J. Exp. Biol. 215: 1084-1089 ([https://ift.tt/2IUDsMV PDF])
* Foelix, R. F., B. Erb. & D. E. Hill 2013: Structural colors in spiders. In: Spider Ecophysiology (W. Nentwig, ed.), pp. 333-346. Springer Verlag Berlin; [https://ift.tt/2GiKGZv ISBN 978-3-642-33988-2]
* Foelix, R., I. Rechenberg, B. Erb, A. Albin & A. Aisenberg 2017: Sand transport and burrow construction in lycosid and sparassid spiders. J. Arachnol. 45: 255-264; https://ift.tt/2IUDtjX
== Personal interests and activities ==
Drawing, graphics, medieval calligraphy, photography, classical music (violin), sports (running, cycling, Badminton), traveling (on road bikes), marine biology, fossils
'''Birth date:''' 10 July 1943
<br>
'''Birth place:''' Würzburg, Germany
<br>
'''Schools:'''
<br>
• Oberrealschule Fürth, Germany 1953-62
<br>
• University of Erlangen, Germany 1962-64
<br>
• University of Zürich, Switzerland 1964-68
<br>
• PhD in Zoology 1969
<br>
• Habilitation (Zoology, Univ. Bochum, Germany 1980)
<br>
'''Professional fields:''' Biology, Histology, Electron Microscopy, Arachnology, Neurobiology, Sensory Organs, Human Anatomy, Functional Anatomy of Invertebrates.
]]
Rainer F. Foelix (* 10 July 1943, Würzburg, Germany); biologist, arachnologist, microscopist
R. F. Foelix grew up in post-war Germany (Franconia), first in a small village (Ipsheim), later in a larger city (Nürnberg-Fürth).
Married to Neta Vernessa Foelix-Riley, residing in Aarau, Switzerland; son Pascal (*1987), residing in Boston, USA.
== Education ==
* Attended public schools until 1962 (Abitur)
* Studied Biology, Chemistry & Geography at Univ. of Erlangen (Germany) 1962-64
* Continued with Zoology, Botany, Paleontology & Anthropology at Univ. of Zürich (Switzerland) 1964-68
* Doctoral thesis in Zoology at Zoological Museum Univ. Zürich 1966-69
== Professional career ==
* Post-doctoral studies in Raleigh (North Carolina) 1968-73
* Research scientist in the Dept. Mental Health Dix Hospital and in the Entomology Dept. at NC State University
* Research Scientist and Lecturer in Zoology & Cell Physiology at the Ruhr-Univ. in Bochum (Germany) 1973-82
* Habilitation in Zoology 1980
* Lecturer in Zoology and Human Anatomy at the Univ. of Fribourg (Switzerland) 1982-90
* Curator of the Natural History Museum in Aarau (Switzerland) and biology teacher at the Neue Kantonsschule Aarau 1990-2008.
* Retirement 2008.
== Publications ==
Text book "''Biology of Spiders''" in 3 German editions (1979, 1992, 2015; [https://ift.tt/2IUDnZD ISBN 978-3-89973-444-7]) and 3 English editions (1882, 1996, 2011; [https://ift.tt/2E092ox& ISBN 9780199734825])
Ca. 100 original publications in international journals; a few key papers are listed below:
* Foelix, R. F. 1970: Chemosensitive hairs in spiders. J. Morphol. 132: 313-333, [https://ift.tt/2IUDpAJ https://ift.tt/2GiKGst]
* Oppenheim, R. W. & R. F. Foelix 1972: Synaptogenesis in the chick embryo spinal cord. Nature New Biol. 235: 126-128
* Foelix, R. F. 1975: Occurrence of synapses in peripheral sensory nerves of arachnids. Nature 254: 126-128; https://ift.tt/2J04pyA
* Foelix, R. F. & D. Troyer 1980: Giant neurons and associated synapses in the peripheral nervous system of whip spiders. J. Neurocytol. 9: 517-535, https://ift.tt/2GfG1aA
* Foelix, R. F. 1985: Mechano- and chemoreceptive sensilla. In: Neurobiology of Arachnids (F. G. Barth, ed.), pp. 118-137. Springer Verlag Berlin; ISBN 978-3-642-70348-5
* Foelix, R. F., B. Rast & A. M. Peattie 2012: Silk secretion from tarantula feet revisited: alleged spigots are probably chemoreceptors. J. Exp. Biol. 215: 1084-1089 ([https://ift.tt/2IUDsMV PDF])
* Foelix, R. F., B. Erb. & D. E. Hill 2013: Structural colors in spiders. In: Spider Ecophysiology (W. Nentwig, ed.), pp. 333-346. Springer Verlag Berlin; [https://ift.tt/2GiKGZv ISBN 978-3-642-33988-2]
* Foelix, R., I. Rechenberg, B. Erb, A. Albin & A. Aisenberg 2017: Sand transport and burrow construction in lycosid and sparassid spiders. J. Arachnol. 45: 255-264; https://ift.tt/2IUDtjX
== Personal interests and activities ==
Drawing, graphics, medieval calligraphy, photography, classical music (violin), sports (running, cycling, Badminton), traveling (on road bikes), marine biology, fossils
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