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Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
William Foster
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Description area
Dates of existence
19 November 1863 - 11 May 1951
History
Sir William Foster CIE was a British historiographer and civil servant who was Registrar and Superintendent of Records in the India Office. He was a member of the Hakluyt Society and an authority on the detailed history of early British relations with India and other countries in Asia.