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	== Biography ==		== Biography ==
	Foster was born on 19 November 1863, the son of a civil servant. He was educated in Coopers' Grammar School and [[London University]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal\|last=Beckingham\|first=C. F.\|date=1951\|title=Sir William Foster, C.I.E.\|url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0035869X0010499X/type/journal_article\|journal=[[Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society]]\|volume=83\|issue=3–4\|pages=224\|doi=10.1017/S0035869X0010499X\|issn=1356-1863\|doi-access=free}}</ref> In 1882 he entered [[India Office]] and continued working there until 1927.<ref name=":0" /> He became Registrar and Superintendent of Records from 1907 to 1923 and Historiographer to the India Office from 1923 to 1927.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Makepeace\|first=Margaret\|date=4 June 2020\|title=An unexpected letter from Sir William Foster of the India Office\|url=https://blogs.bl.uk/untoldlives/2020/06/an-unexpected-letter-from-sir-william-foster-of-the-india-office.html\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201227173602/https://blogs.bl.uk/untoldlives/2020/06/an-unexpected-letter-from-sir-william-foster-of-the-india-office.html\|archive-date=27 December 2020\|access-date=27 December 2020\|website=[[British Library]]}}</ref> He served the [[Hakluyt Society]] as Secretary (1893–1902) and President (1928–1945).<ref name=":0" />		Foster was born on 19 November 1863, the son of a civil servant. He was educated in the Coopers' Company's (Grammar) School for Boys and [[London University]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal\|last=Beckingham\|first=C. F.\|date=1951\|title=Sir William Foster, C.I.E.\|url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0035869X0010499X/type/journal_article\|journal=[[Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society]]\|volume=83\|issue=3–4\|pages=224\|doi=10.1017/S0035869X0010499X\|issn=1356-1863\|doi-access=free}}</ref> In 1882 he entered [[India Office]] and continued working there until 1927.<ref name=":0" /> He became Registrar and Superintendent of Records from 1907 to 1923 and Historiographer to the India Office from 1923 to 1927.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Makepeace\|first=Margaret\|date=4 June 2020\|title=An unexpected letter from Sir William Foster of the India Office\|url=https://blogs.bl.uk/untoldlives/2020/06/an-unexpected-letter-from-sir-william-foster-of-the-india-office.html\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201227173602/https://blogs.bl.uk/untoldlives/2020/06/an-unexpected-letter-from-sir-william-foster-of-the-india-office.html\|archive-date=27 December 2020\|access-date=27 December 2020\|website=[[British Library]]}}</ref> He served the [[Hakluyt Society]] as Secretary (1893–1902) and President (1928–1945).<ref name=":0" />

	Foster was [[Knight Bachelor\|knighted]] in the [[1925 New Year Honours]].<ref> {{London Gazette\|issue=33007\|page=2\|date=30 December 1924\|supp=y}} </ref>		Foster was [[Knight Bachelor\|knighted]] in the [[1925 New Year Honours]].<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=33007\|page=2\|date=30 December 1924\|supp=y}}</ref>

	==Works==		==Works==
	A bibliography of Foster is provided by Anthony Farrington.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Farrington\|first=Anthony\|title=Sir William Foster, 1863-1951: A bibliography\|publisher=Her Majesty's Stationery Office\|year=1972\|location=London}}</ref>		A bibliography of Foster is provided by Anthony Farrington.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Farrington\|first=Anthony\|title=Sir William Foster, 1863-1951: A bibliography\|publisher=Her Majesty's Stationery Office\|year=1972\|location=London}}</ref>
	* ''The Register of Letters and of the Governor and Company of Merchants of London Trading into the East Indies 1600-1619'' with [[George ~~Christopher Molesworth~~ Birdwood\|Sir George Birdwood]] (1893)		* ''The Register of Letters and of the Governor and Company of Merchants of London Trading into the East Indies 1600-1619'' with [[George Birdwood\|Sir George Birdwood]] (1893)
	* ''Letters Received By The East India Company'' (1897)		* ''Letters Received By The East India Company'' (1897)
	* ''The Embassy of Sir Thomas Roe to India 1615-19: As Narrated in his Journal and Correspondence'' 2 vols. (ed. 1899)		* ''The Embassy of Sir Thomas Roe to India 1615-19: As Narrated in his Journal and Correspondence'' 2 vols. (ed. 1899)
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	* ''Thomas Herbert: Travels in Persia 1627-1629'' (ed. 1928)		* ''Thomas Herbert: Travels in Persia 1627-1629'' (ed. 1928)
	* ''A New Account of the East Indies'' 2 vols. with Alexander Hamilton (1930)		* ''A New Account of the East Indies'' 2 vols. with Alexander Hamilton (1930)
			* ''England's Quest of Eastern Trade'' (1933)
	Also - * ''Winter, Edward'', (signed as "W. F.") in Dictionary of National Biography, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., (1885-1900) in 63 vols.		Also - * ''Winter, Edward'', (signed as "W. F.") in Dictionary of National Biography, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., (1885-1900) in 63 vols.

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{{Infobox person
| honorific_prefix = [[Sir]]
| name = William Foster
| honorific_suffix = [[Order of the Indian Empire|CIE]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1863|11|19|df=y}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1951|05|11|1863|11|19|df=y}}
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'''Sir William Foster''' {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|CIE}} (19 November 1863 – 11 May 1951) was a British [[historiographer]] and civil servant who was Registrar and Superintendent of Records in the [[India Office]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/indiaofficeselect/PhotoShowDescs.asp?CollID=596|title=The British Library - India Office Select Materials - Collection details|work=[[British Library]]|access-date=3 February 2015}}</ref> He was a member of the [[Hakluyt Society]] and was "the foremost authority on the detailed history of early British relations with India and other countries in Asia."<ref name="times">{{cite news |title= Obituary: Sir William Foster |work=[[The Times]] |date=12 May 1951 |page=8 }}</ref>

== Biography ==
Foster was born on 19 November 1863, the son of a civil servant. He was educated in Coopers' Grammar School and [[London University]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=Beckingham|first=C. F.|date=1951|title=Sir William Foster, C.I.E.|url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0035869X0010499X/type/journal_article|journal=[[Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society]]|volume=83|issue=3–4|pages=224|doi=10.1017/S0035869X0010499X|issn=1356-1863|doi-access=free}}</ref> In 1882 he entered [[India Office]] and continued working there until 1927.<ref name=":0" /> He became Registrar and Superintendent of Records from 1907 to 1923 and Historiographer to the India Office from 1923 to 1927.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Makepeace|first=Margaret|date=4 June 2020|title=An unexpected letter from Sir William Foster of the India Office|url=https://blogs.bl.uk/untoldlives/2020/06/an-unexpected-letter-from-sir-william-foster-of-the-india-office.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201227173602/https://blogs.bl.uk/untoldlives/2020/06/an-unexpected-letter-from-sir-william-foster-of-the-india-office.html|archive-date=27 December 2020|access-date=27 December 2020|website=[[British Library]]}}</ref> He served the [[Hakluyt Society]] as Secretary (1893–1902) and President (1928–1945).<ref name=":0" />

Foster was [[Knight Bachelor|knighted]] in the [[1925 New Year Honours]].<ref> {{London Gazette|issue=33007|page=2|date=30 December 1924|supp=y}} </ref>

==Works==
A bibliography of Foster is provided by Anthony Farrington.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Farrington|first=Anthony|title=Sir William Foster, 1863-1951: A bibliography|publisher=Her Majesty's Stationery Office|year=1972|location=London}}</ref>
* ''The Register of Letters and of the Governor and Company of Merchants of London Trading into the East Indies 1600-1619'' with [[George Christopher Molesworth Birdwood|Sir George Birdwood]] (1893)
* ''Letters Received By The East India Company'' (1897)
* ''The Embassy of Sir Thomas Roe to India 1615-19: As Narrated in his Journal and Correspondence'' 2 vols. (ed. 1899)
* ''The English Factories in India, 1618-1669 : a Calendar of Documents in the India Office, British Museum and Public Record Office'' (1911) first of thirteen volumes, eleven of which are available at: [https://archive.org/details/englishfactories01fost Internet Archive]
* ''A Guide to the India Office Records, 1600-1858'' (1919)
* ''Early Travels in India'', 1583-1619 (1921)
* ''The East India House: its History and Associations'' (1924)
* ''John Company'' (1926)
* ''A Supplementary Calendar of Documents in the India Office Relating to India or to Home Affairs of the East India Company 1600-1640'' (1928)
* ''Thomas Herbert: Travels in Persia 1627-1629'' (ed. 1928)
* ''A New Account of the East Indies'' 2 vols. with Alexander Hamilton (1930)
Also - * ''Winter, Edward'', (signed as "W. F.") in Dictionary of National Biography, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., (1885-1900) in 63 vols.

== Bibliography ==

* {{Cite journal|last=Beckingham|first=C. F.|author-link=Charles Fraser Beckingham|date=1951|title=Sir William Foster, C.I.E.|journal=[[Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society]]|volume=83|issue=3–4|pages=224|doi=10.1017/S0035869X0010499X|doi-access=free}}

==References==
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