Gender: Male
Foster Barham Zincke was a clergyman, a traveller, and an antiquary.
Zincke was born on 5 January 1817 at Eardley, a sugar estate in Jamaica. He was the third son of Frederick Burt Zincke, of Jamaica, by his wife, Miss Lawrence, a descendant of Henry Lawrence, president of Oliver Cromwell's council. He was fourth in descent from Christian Friedrich Zincke, the miniature and enamel painter. He entered Bedford School in 1828 and matriculated from Wadham College, Oxford, on 5 March 1835, graduating B.A. on 18 May 1839. He rowed in the Oxford boat at Henley in the same year. In 1840 he was ordained by Charles Richard Sumner, bishop of Winchester, to the curacy of Andover, and in 1841 he became curate of Wherstead and Freston, near Ipswich. In 1847, on the death of the vicar, George Capper, he was appointed vicar of Wherstead on the presentation of the Crown. Soon afterwards he began to contribute to Fraser's Magazine and the Quarterly Review, and in 1852 published Some Thoughts about the School of the Future, in which he criticised with some severity the system of education pursued in the universities and public schools. Shortly afterwards he was appointed one of the queen's chaplains.
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On the name Foster Barham Zincke, Foster means Of the Woods, Woods Man.
The name Foster Barham Zincke is often used as a Male name and is mostly used as a Last Name.
Foster is commonly found in South Africa, Ghana, United States of America, and 57 more countries.
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At NamesLook, the name Foster is recorded 2,772 times globally, ranking it as the 15,957th most common name worldwide.
Foster is most prevalent in South Africa, with 1,042 occurrences, making it the 1,906th most popular name in the country.
In Ghana, the name Foster is found among 1 in every 315 people, showcasing its highest frequency there.
| Country | Rank | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | #1,906 | 1 : 2,250 |
| Ghana | #284 | 1 : 315 |
| United States of America | #5,850 | 1 : 4,434 |
| Nigeria | #4,406 | 1 : 6,944 |
| United Kingdom | #7,626 | 1 : 7,510 |
| Italy | #14,535 | 1 : 18,193 |
| Peru | #10,109 | 1 : 23,865 |
| Hong Kong | #6,225 | 1 : 10,878 |
| Canada | #7,899 | 1 : 9,117 |
| Cameroon | #5,136 | 1 : 13,775 |
This chart displays the ranking of the name Foster from 1980 to 2023, based on the most recent data from the U.S. Social Security Administration.
Foster Barham Zincke was a clergyman, a traveller, and an antiquary. Zincke was born on 5 January 1817 at Eardley, a sugar estate in Jamaica. He was the third son of Frederick Burt Zincke, of Jamaica, by his wife, Miss Lawrence, a descendant of Henry Lawrence, president of Oliver Cromwell's council. He was fourth in descent from Christian Friedrich Zincke, the miniature and enamel painter. He entered Bedford School in 1828 and matriculated from Wadham College, Oxford, on 5 March 1835, graduating B.A. on 18 May 1839. He rowed in the Oxford boat at Henley in the same year. In 1840 he was ordained by Charles Richard Sumner, bishop of Winchester, to the curacy of Andover, and in 1841 he became curate of Wherstead and Freston, near Ipswich. In 1847, on the death of the vicar, George Capper, he was appointed vicar of Wherstead on the presentation of the Crown. Soon afterwards he began to contribute to Fraser's Magazine and the Quarterly Review, and in 1852 published Some Thoughts about the School of the Future, in which he criticised with some severity the system of education pursued in the universities and public schools. Shortly afterwards he was appointed one of the queen's chaplains.
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