Born: August 1, 1760, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.
Died: April 12, 1835, Ockbrook, Derbyshire, England.
Foster was educated with the Moravians at Fulneck, Yorkshire, and at the Moravian College in Barnby, Prussian Saxony. Ordained a Moravian minister, he served as a pastor, and later a bishop. He served as editor for the Moravian Hymn Book in 1801 and its 1808 Supplement.
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