Peter le Neve Foster

He is known as an innovative secretary of the Royal Society of Arts, and a pioneer photographer of the Calotype Club.

[1] Born 17 August 1809, he was the son of Peter le Neve Foster of Lenwade, Norfolk.

He went on to Trinity Hall, Cambridge, graduating in the mathematical tripos in 1830, and being elected Fellow of his college.

In 1853 he became secretary to the Society of Arts, as successor to George Grove, a post he held for the rest of his life.

[1] He served for 13 years as secretary of the mechanical science section of the British Association.