Richard Forster (New Zealand)
Richard Forster may refer to: * Richard Forster (physician) * Richard Forster (photographer) See also * Richard Foerster (other) * Richard Foster (other) Richard Foster may refer to: * Richard Foster (abolitionist) (1826–1901), founder of the Lincoln Institute in Jefferson City, Missouri * Richard Foster (Alaska politician) (1946–2009), Democratic member of the Alaska House of Representatives * ...

Richard Forster (physician)
Richard Forster (c.1546–1616) was an English physician. Life He was son of Laurence Forster, and was born at Coventry about 1546, and was educated at All Souls' College, Oxford. He graduated at Oxford, M.B. and M.D., both in 1573. He became fellowof the College of Physicians of London about 1575, but his admission is not mentioned in the ''Annals.'' In 1583 he was elected one of the censors, in 1600 treasurer, and Lumleian lecturer in 1602. He was president of the college from 1601 to 1604, and was again elected in 1615 and held office till his death on 27 March 1616. He had considerable medical practice, and was also esteemed as a mathematician, as reported by William Camden, when recording his death, William Clowes, the surgeon, praises him, and in 1591 writes of Forster as 'a worthie reader of the surgerie lector in the Phisition's college,' showing that he gave lectures before the Lumleian lectures were formally instituted in 1602. He was a practicing astrologer, and ...
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Richard Forster (photographer)
Richard Forster (born 8 November 1940, in Geneva, Switzerland) is a Swiss photographer and mechanical engineer. He is best known for nude photography in natural environments. His consistency and perseverance produced an opus which brought him recognition beyond Switzerland and France. Career Forster was born on 8 November 1940, in Geneva to father Walter, a linotype machine, linotypist and to mother Marie, born Wohlgemuth. They moved to Geneva in 1939 from the canton of Solothurn. He graduated in 1965 from the École Technique Supérieure, also in Geneva, as Ingénieur en mécanique (mechanical engineer). He worked in chemical construction development, electromechanical and machine-tool sales, Weapon, armament development. From 1981, he taught mechanics and other subjects in the Technical Vocational Training Center in Geneva. Photography Forster obtained his first camera at twelve, a Brownie (camera), Kodak Brownie 127. Later, he switched to Rolleiflex 4x4 (gray) for blac ...
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Richard Foerster (other)
Richard Foerster may refer to: * Richard Foerster (classical scholar) (1843–1922), German scholar * Richard Foerster (poet) (born 1949), American poet See also * Richard Forster (other) Richard Forster may refer to: * Richard Forster (physician) * Richard Forster (photographer) Richard Forster (born 8 November 1940, in Geneva, Switzerland) is a Swiss photographer and mechanical engineer. He is best known for nude photography in ...