Forester (family name)
Förster or Foerster is a German family name .
Origin and meaning
The name is derived from the profession or office of the forester .
variants
Name bearer
A.
- Alban Förster (1849–1916), German composer
- Albert Förster (stonemason) (1832–1908), Silesian stonemason
- Albert Förster (resistance fighter) (1888–1958), German labor leader and resistance fighter
- Alfred Förster (producer) , German film producer
- Alfred Förster (politician) (1937-2018), German engineer and politician (SPD)
- André Förster (* 1973), German publisher
- Andreas Förster (singer) (* 1949), German singer (baritone)
- Andreas Förster (journalist) (* 1958), German journalist and publicist
- Andreas Förster (puppeteer) (* 1964), German puppeteer
- Anja Förster (* 1966), German author, speaker and entrepreneur
- Anna Förster (* 1979), German computer scientist and university lecturer
- Anton Foerster (1837–1926), Bohemian composer
- Arnold Foerster (botanist) (also Arnold Förster ; 1810–1884), German botanist and entomologist
- Arnold Förster (physicist) , German physicist and university professor
- August Förster (physician) (1822–1865), German pathologist
- August Förster (actor) (1828–1889), German actor and director
- August Förster (entrepreneur) (1829–1897), German piano manufacturer
- August Wilhelm Förster (1790–1826), German lawyer
- Augustin Förster (1895–1963), German forensic doctor and university lecturer
B.
- Barbara Buttinger-Förster (* 1959), Austrian painter, sculptor and Land Art artist
- Benjamin Förster (* 1989), German soccer player
- Benjamin Foerster-Baldenius (* 1968), German architect and cultural activist
- Bernd Förster (* 1956), German soccer player
- Bernhard Förster (Bergrat) (1840–1904), German mining engineer and Saxon ministerial official
- Bernhard Förster (1843–1889), German high school teacher and cultural critic
- Birte Förster (* 1973), German historian and university professor
- Bruno Förster (1907–1997), German state trombonist in Mecklenburg
C.
- Carl Förster (musician) (1835–1916), German clarinetist
- Carl Adalbert Förster (1853–1925), German textile manufacturer and politician, MdR
- Carl Christian Förster (1618–1695), German senior bailiff
- Carl Friedrich Förster (1817–1901), German botanist and gardener
- Charles F. Foerster (1883–1943), American-German art historian and art collector
- Charlotte Helfrich-Förster (* 1957), German neurobiologist
- Christian Förster (1825–1902), German painter, graphic artist and caricaturist
- Christo Foerster (* 1977), German speaker, motivational trainer and non-fiction author
- Christoph Förster (composer) (1693–1745), German composer
- Christoph Förster (medic) (1933–2009), German medic
- Christoph Förster (actor) (* 1986), German actor
D.
- Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster (* 1965), French conceptual artist
E.
- Eckart Förster (psychiatrist) (1920–1999), German child and youth psychiatrist
- Eckart Förster (philosopher) (* 1952), German philosopher
- Ekkehard Foerster (* 1927), German botanist
- Elisabeth Förster-Nietzsche (1846–1935), sister of Friedrich Nietzsche
- Elsa Oehme-Förster (1899–1987), German-American singer (soprano) and actress
- Emanuel Aloys Förster (1748–1823), German composer
- Emil Foerster (artist) (1822–1906), American artist
- Emil von Förster (1838–1909), Austrian architect
- Emil Förster (politician) , German politician (DDP)
- Emmy Förster (before 1885 – after 1899), Austrian theater actress, see Emmy Mauthner
- Erasmus Förster (1913–2005), German architect
- Erich Foerster (1865–1945), German theologian
- Ernst Förster (painter) (1800–1885), German painter, art historian and poet
- Ernst Förster (mechanical engineer) (1866–1945), German mechanical engineer
- Ernst Foerster (shipbuilding engineer) (1876–1955), German shipbuilding engineer
- Ernst Förster (photographer) (1879–1943), Austrian photographer
- Ernst Foerster (diplomat) (1881–?), German envoy and consul general
- Ernst Friedrich Otto Förster (1861–?), German builder and construction clerk
- Evelin Förster (* 1955), German chanson interpreter and author
F.
- Frank Förster (historian) (1937–2011), German historian and folklorist
- Frank Förster (physician) (* 1958), German oncologist
- Franz Förster (administrative lawyer) (1819–1878), German administrative lawyer
- Franz Förster (politician) (1902–1985), German politician (SPD)
- Franz Förster (critic) , German theater critic
- Franz Cäsar Förster (1864–1915), German piano maker and entrepreneur
- Friedhelm Foerster (* 1930), German politician (NDPD)
- Friedrich Förster (natural scientist) (1865–1918), German teacher, natural scientist and collector
- Friedrich Foerster (politician) (1894–1970), German politician (NSDAP), Lord Mayor of Ulm
- Friedrich Förster (physicist) (1908–1999), German physicist
- Friedrich Christoph Förster (1791–1868), German historian and poet
- Friedrich Wilhelm Foerster (1869–1966), German philosopher, educator and pacifist
- Friedrich Wilhelm Foerster (publisher) , German bookseller and publisher
- Friedrich Wilhelm Foerster (entrepreneur) (1847–1922), German entrepreneur
- Fritz Foerster (1866–1931), German chemist
G
- Georg Förster (publisher) (1615–1660), German bookseller and publisher
- Georg Förster (Georg Forster; Georg de Forstern; Georgius de Forstern; Georg von Förster; Georg von Forster; 1667–1726), German lawyer, court and government councilor in Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, consistorial praeses, lived on Gut Herbsleben, see Georg from Forstern
- Georg Foerster (administrative lawyer) (1837–1911), German administrative lawyer
- Georg Foerster (judge) (1844–1916), German lawyer and judge
- Gerhard Förster (Holocaust denier) (1920–1998), German-Swiss publisher and Holocaust denier
- Gerhard Förster (1933–1983), German historian
- Götz Förster , German journalist
- Guido Förster (* 1960), German economist
- Gunda Förster (* 1967), German artist and university professor
- Günter Förster (* 1934), German political scientist
- Günther von Foerster (1864–1938), German naval surgeon general
- Günther Förster (1917–1980), German administrative lawyer
- Günther D. Förster (* 1940), German painter
- Gustav von Förster (1859–1933), Prussian lieutenant general
- Gustav Förster (geodesist) (1873–1932), German geodesist
H
- Hans Förster (actor) (1852-1892), German theater actor and director
- Hans Foerster (chemist) (1864–1917), German chemist and dendrologist
- Hans Foerster (historian) (1889–1964) German-Swiss historian
- Hans Förster (graphic artist) (1885–1966), German graphic artist, draftsman and writer
- Hans-Joachim Förster (* 1955), German soccer player
- Hans-Jürgen Förster , German lawyer and public prosecutor
- Hansgeorg Förster (1936–2018), German mineralogist
- Heidrun Förster (* 1951), German politician (SPD)
- Heidrun Bluhm-Förster (* 1958), German politician (Die Linke), Member of the Bundestag
- Heiko Mathias Förster (* 1966), German conductor
- Heimo Förster (* 1964), German basketball coach
- Heinrich Förster (Bishop) (1799–1881), German clergyman and prince-bishop of Breslau
- Heinrich von Förster (architect) (1832–1889), Austrian architect and city architect
- Heinrich Förster (actor) (1859–1897), German theater actor and director
- Heinrich Foerster (1902–1964), German party functionary (NSDAP)
- Heinz von Foerster (1911–2002), Austrian physicist
- Heinz Förster (1934–2009), German English and university professor
- Heinz Förster-Ludwig (1900–1953), German actor
- Helmut Förster (1922–1993), German homeland researcher
- Helmut Förster (painter) (* 1941), German painter
- Helmuth Förster (1889–1965), German Air Force officer
- Henning Foerster (* 1975), German politician (Die Linke)
- Hildegard Förster-Heldmann (* 1958), German politician (Alliance 90 / The Greens).
- Horst Förster (conductor, 1920) (1920–1986), German conductor and violinist
- Horst Förster (conductor, 1933) (* 1933), German conductor and university professor
- Horst Förster (geographer) (* 1940), German geographer and university professor
- Horst Förster (politician) (* 1942) German politician (AfD), MdL Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
- Horst Förster (General) (* 1943), German major general
- Horst Förster (soccer player) (* 1947), German soccer player
I.
- Ingeborg Förster (1920–2007), German politician (CDU), Member of the Bundestag
J
- Jens Förster (* 1965), German psychologist and university professor
- Joachim Foerster (* 1989), German actor
- Johann Förster (1496–1558), German theologian and linguist, see Johann Forster (theologian)
- Johann Förster (restaurateur) (1604–1674), Nuremberg wine merchant and landlord
- Johann Adam Förster (1795–1890), German publisher and politician
- Johann Christian Foerster (master builder) (1660 / 1670–1747), German master builder
- Johann Christian Förster (architect) (1705 – after 1762), German architect, construction clerk and officer
- Johann Christian Foerster (philosopher) (also Johann Christian Förster ; 1735–1798), German philosopher, historian and political scientist
- Johann Georg Förster (lawyer) (1616–1673), German lawyer
- Johann Georg Förster (1818–1902), German organ builder
- Johann Jakob Förster (active 1718 – approx. 1740), German bookseller and publisher
- Johanna Förster (1922–2011), German luge athlete
- Johannes Förster (theologian) (1576–1613), German theologian
- Johannes Förster (carpenter) , German carpenter
- Johannes Förster (swimmer) ( Jonny ; 1934–2011), German swimmer
- Josef Foerster (1833–1907), Bohemian organist and composer
- Josef Bohuslav Foerster (1859–1951), Czech composer
- Jörg Förster (* 1964), German cameraman
- Jürgen Förster (singer) (born April 17, 1924 in Hamburg), German singer (tenor)
- Jürgen Förster (historian) (* 1940), German historian
- Jürgen Förster (politician) (1951–2018), German politician
K
- Karl Foerster (Kommerzienrat) (1866–1957), German engineer and manager of the metal industry
- Karl Förster (genealogist) (1873–1931), German genealogist
- Karl Foerster (1874–1970), German plant breeder and garden writer
- Karl Förster (composer) (1890–1952), German composer
- Karl Förster (engineer) (* 1926), German engineer and university professor
- Karl August Förster (1784–1841), German poet and translator
- Karl Christoph Förster (1751–1811), German pastor and church poet
- Karl Hermann Förster (1853–1912), German politician (SPD)
- Karl-Heinz Förster (1938–2017), German mathematician
- Karlheinz Förster (* 1958), German soccer player
- Kaspar Förster the Elder (around 1574–1652), German conductor and composer
- Kaspar Förster the Younger (1616–1673), German singer, conductor and composer
- Katharina Förster (* 1988), German freestyle skier
- Kerstin Förster (* 1965), German rower
- Klaus Förster (1933–2009), German tax investigator and tax attorney
- Konrad Förster (1842–1906), German lawyer and judge
- Kurt Förster (politician) (1913–2000), German politician (SPD), member of the Berlin House of Representatives
- Kurt Georg Förster (1904–1987), German building director
- Kurt-Joachim Förster (* 1952), German publisher, see Foerster Media
L.
- Linda Foerster (* 1984), German actress
- Linus Förster (* 1965), German politician
- Lothar Foerster (1865–1939), German administrative lawyer
- Ludwig Förster (1797–1863), German-Austrian architect
- Ludwig Förster (District Administrator) (1899–1965), German District Administrator
- Lutz Förster (* 1953), German dancer and dance teacher
M.
- Mara Feldern-Förster (1866–1951), German actress and singer
- Marco Förster (* 1976), German soccer player
- Marie Laura Förster (1817–1856), German writer
- Max von Förster (1845–1905), German engineer officer and entrepreneur
- Max Förster (civil engineer) (1867–1930), German civil engineer, university professor and politician (NLP)
- Max Förster (Anglist) (1869–1954), German Anglist
- Maximilian Förster (1799–1881), German lawyer and politician
- Michael Foerster (ophthalmologist) (* 1943), German ophthalmologist and university professor
- Michael Förster , German presenter, DJ and model
- Michael Foerster (actor) (* 1972), German actor and producer
N
- Nicolaus Förster (1656–1732), German printer, dealer and publisher
- Nicole Förster (* 1974 or 1975), former German actress
- Nikolaus Förster (* 1968), German journalist
O
- Olaf Förster (* 1962), German rower
- Otfrid Foerster (1873–1941), German neuroscientist
- Otto von Foerster (also Otto von Förster ; 1820–1906), German lieutenant general
- Otto Foerster , German architect and builder
- Otto Förster (politician) (1891–1979), German politician
- Otto Förster (painter) (1904–1998), German painter and graphic artist
- Otto H. Förster (1894–1975), German art historian
- Otto Werner Förster (* 1950), German writer and publisher
- Otto-Wilhelm Förster (1885–1966), German general
P
- Paul Förster (1844–1925), German high school teacher and politician, MdR
- Peter Foerster (1887–1948), German painter and draftsman
- Peter Förster (* 1932), German educator and youth researcher
- Peter Förster (bobsledder) (1961–1990), German bobsledder
- Philipp Förster (* 1995), German soccer player
- Philipp Ernst Förster (1618–1658), German court official
- Philippe Foerster (* 1954), Belgian comic artist
R.
- Reinhard Förster (1935–1987), German geologist and paleontologist
- Richard Förster (physician) (1825–1902), German ophthalmologist
- Richard Foerster (classical philologist) (1843–1922), German classical philologist
- Richard Foerster (industrialist) (1869–1940), German graduate mining engineer and member of the supervisory board of Friedrich Krupp AG
- Richard Förster (sculptor) (1873–1956), German sculptor
- Richard Foerster (Admiral) (1879–1952), German admiral
- Richard Foerster (poet) (born 1949), American poet
- Robert von Förster (1913–1984), German diplomat
- Robert Förster (* 1978), German racing cyclist
- Roland G. Foerster (1937–2014), German military historian
- Rolf Hellmut Foerster (1927–1990), German historian and writer
- Rudolf Förster (composer) (1860-1894), German composer
- Rudolf Förster (1926–2017), GDR television author, historian and museum director
S.
- Sigismund von Förster (General, 1856) (1856–1934), German infantry general
- Sigismund von Förster (General, 1887) (1887–1959), German infantry general
- Stefan Förster (* 1950), German boxer
- Stefan Förster (politician) (* 1981), German politician (FDP), MdA
- Stig Förster (* 1951), German historian
T
- Theodor Förster (theologian) ( Franz Theodor Förster ; 1839–1898), German theologian and university professor
- Theodor Förster (physical chemist) (1910–1974), German physical chemist
- Theodor Wilhelm Förster (1834–1915), Prussian general physician
- Thomas Förster (museologist) (* 1966), German museologist and underwater archaeologist
- Thomas Förster (* 1978), German cameraman
U
- Ursula Hanke-Förster (1924–2013), German sculptor
- Uzzi Förster (1930–1995), Austrian jazz musician
W.
- Walter Foerster (1896–1934), German lawyer
- Walter Förster (* 1936), German painter and draftsman
- Walther Förster (1886–1946), German politician, Lord Mayor of Bautzen
- Wendelin Foerster (1844–1915), Austrian-Czech Romanist
- Werner Foerster (theologian) (1897–1975), German theologian and university professor
- Werner Förster (physician) (1908 – after 1980), German pharmacologist and university professor
- Werner Förster (diplomat) , German diplomat
- Wieland Förster (* 1930), German sculptor
- Wilhelm Foerster (1832–1921), German astronomer
- Wilhelm Meyer-Förster (1862–1934), German writer
- Willi Foerster (1892–1965), German painter
- Willy Rudolf Foerster (1905–1966), German engineer and industrialist in Japan
- Wolfgang Foerster (military historian) (1875–1963), German officer and military historian
- Wolfgang Förster , a pseudonym of Wilhelm Muhrmann (1906–1986), German writer
- Wolfgang Förster (economist) (1912–1989), German economist and university professor
- Wolfgang Förster (statistician) (* 1927), German statistician and university professor
- Wolfgang Förster (engineer) (* 1933), German engineer and soil scientist
- Wolfgang Förster (architect) (* 1953), Austrian architect and founder of HOSI Vienna
- Wolfgang Foerster (zoologist) , German ichthyologist and author