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forester A forester is a person who practises forest management and forestry, the science, art, and profession of managing forests. Foresters engage in a broad range of activities including ecological restoration and management of protected areas. Fores ...

". (It has often been Anglicised as Forster). Notable people of this name include:

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Arnold Förster Arnold Förster (20 January 1810 – 13 August 1884) was a German entomologist, who worked mainly on Coleoptera and Hymenoptera. Life Arnold Förster was born on 20 January 1810 in Aachen, Germany, where he died on 12 August 1884. He was Oberleh ...

(1810–1884), a German entomologist * August Förster (physician) (1822–1865), a German anatomist and pathologist * Bernd Förster (born 1956), a German footballer (brother of Karlheinz) * Christoph Förster (1693–1745), a German composer * Eckart Förster, a professor of philosophy at

Johns Hopkins University The Johns Hopkins University (often abbreviated as Johns Hopkins, Hopkins, or JHU) is a private university, private research university in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Founded in 1876 based on the European research institution model, J ...

Elisabeth Förster-Nietzsche Therese Elisabeth Alexandra Förster-Nietzsche (10 July 1846 – 8 November 1935) was the sister of philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche and the creator of the Nietzsche Archive in 1894. Förster-Nietzsche was two years younger than her brother ...

(1846–1935), the sister of Friedrich Nietzsche * Emmanuel Aloys Förster (1748–1823), a musician and teacher in Vienna * Ernst Joachim Förster (1800–1885), a German art critic *

Franz Förster Franz Förster (7 July 1819 in Breslau - 8 August 1878) was a German jurist. Biography In 1874, he was appointed director of the Ministry of Ecclesiastical Affairs. He assisted in the compilation of the new Prussia Prussia (; ; Old Prussi ...

(1819–1878), a German jurist * Friedrich August Förster (1829–1897), a German piano maker and entrepreneur, August Förster (de) * Friedrich Christoph Förster (1791–1868), a German historian and poet * Friedrich Förster (1908–1999), a German spec. NDT, Фёрстер, Фридрих (ru) *

Heiko Mathias Förster Heiko Mathias Förster (born 1966) is a German conductor. Most notable for conducting the Munich Symphony Orchestra from 1999 to 2006, since 2014, he has been the chief conductor of the Ostrava-based Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra. Life and ca ...

(born 1966), German conductor *

Heinrich Förster (bishop) Heinrich Förster (1800-1881) was a German Roman Catholic bishop who was deposed during the Kulturkampf in Germany. Biography He was born at Grossglogau on 24 November 1799, was educated at Breslau, and in 1837 was appointed chief preacher at the ...

(1800–1881), a German Roman Catholic bishop *

Helmuth Förster Helmuth Förster (19 April 1889 – 7 April 1965) was a German general in the Luftwaffe during World War II. A decorated World War I aviator, he returned to military service in 1934 as an ''Oberstleutnant'' in the Luftwaffe. Promoted to ''Oberst'' ...

(1889–1965), a ''

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'' general during

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

Karl Förster Karl Förster (9 March 1784 – 27 November 1841) was a German poet and translator. Biography He was born at Naumburg, a son of Johann Christian Förster, preacher in the cathedral in that city. After studying theology and philosophy at Leipzig, ...

(1784–1841), a German poet and translator *

Karlheinz Förster Karlheinz Helmut Förster (born 25 July 1958) is a German former professional footballer who played as a central defender. The younger brother of another football defender, Bernd Förster, he was regarded as one of the world's top man-markers a ...

(born 1958), a German football player (brother of Bernd) *

Kerstin Förster Kerstin Förster (née Pieloth, born 9 November 1965 in Cottbus) is a German rower. In October 1986, she was awarded a Patriotic Order of Merit in gold (first class) for her sporting success. She married Olaf Förster Olaf Först ...

(born 1965), a German rower (wife of Olaf) *

Ludwig Förster Ludwig Christian Friedrich (von) Förster (8 October 1797 – 16 June 1863) was a German-born Austrian architect. While he was not Jewish, he is known for building Jewish synagogues and churches. Ludwig Förster studied in Munich and Vienna. ...

(1797–1863), an architect *

Olaf Förster Olaf Förster (born 2 November 1962) is a retired German rower who had his best achievements in the coxless fours. In this event, he won a gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics and world titles in 1987 and 1989. Förster's wife Kerstin Kerst ...

(born 1962), a German rower (husband of Kerstin) *

Theodor Förster Theodor Förster (15 May 1910 – 20 May 1974) was a German Physical chemistry, physical chemist known for theoretical work on light-matter interaction in molecular systems such as fluorescence and Förster resonance energy transfer, resonant ener ...

(1910–1974), a physicist and chemist, discoverer of

Förster resonance energy transfer Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET), fluorescence resonance energy transfer, resonance energy transfer (RET) or electronic energy transfer (EET) is a mechanism describing energy transfer between two light-sensitive molecules (chromophores). ...

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Heinz von Foerster Heinz von Foerster (; November 13, 1911 – October 2, 2002) was an Austrian-American scientist combining physics and philosophy, and widely attributed as the originator of second-order cybernetics. He was twice a Guggenheim fellow (1956–57 and ...

(1911–2002), an Austro-American founder of cybernetics *

Josef Bohuslav Foerster Josef Bohuslav Foerster (30 December 1859 – 29 May 1951) was a Czech composer and musicologist. He is often referred to as J. B. Foerster, and his surname is sometimes spelled Förster. Life Foerster was born in Prague. His ancestors were of ...

(1859–1951), a Czech composer of classical music *

Otfrid Foerster Otfrid Foerster (; 9 November 1873 – 15 June 1941) was a German neurologist and neurosurgeon, who made innovative contributions to neurology and neurosurgery, such as rhizotomy for the treatment of spasticity, anterolateral cordotomy for pain, ...

(1873–1941), a German neurologist *

Tyson Foerster Tyson Foerster (born January 18, 2002) is a Canadian professional ice hockey right wing for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers selected him in the first round, 23rd overall, of the 2020 NHL entry draft. Early ...

(born 2002), ice hockey player *

Wendelin Förster Wendelin Förster (often written as Foerster; 10 February 1844 – 18 May 1915) was an Austrian philologist and Romance scholar. Biography Förster was born in Wildschütz in Silesia (present day Vlčice, Czech Republic) and educated in Vienn ...

(or Foerster) (1844–1915), German philologist and

Arthurian According to legends, King Arthur (; ; ; ) was a king of Britain. He is a folk hero and a central figure in the medieval literary tradition known as the Matter of Britain. In Welsh sources, Arthur is portrayed as a leader of the post-Ro ...

scholar * Wilhelm Julius Förster (or Foerster) (1832–1921), a German astronomer

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