Förster

Förster or Foerster is a German surname meaning "forester". (It has often been Anglicised as Forster). Notable people of this name include:

==Förster== Arnold Förster (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 Elisabeth Förster-Nietzsche (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 (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 (born 1966), German conductor Heinrich Förster (bishop) (1800–1881), a German Roman Catholic bishop Helmuth Förster (1889–1965), a Luftwaffe general during World War II Karl Förster (1784–1841), a German poet and translator Karlheinz Förster (born 1958), a German football player (brother of Bernd) Kerstin Förster (born 1965), a German rower (wife of Olaf) Ludwig Förster (1797–1863), an architect Olaf Förster (born 1962), a German rower (husband of Kerstin) Theodor Förster (1910–1974), a physicist and chemist, discoverer of Förster resonance energy transfer