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F. Barham (Foster Barham) Zincke
1817–1893
A Victorian clergyman with a wide range of interests, he wrote about history, religion, travel, and the ancient world. His work blends a scholar’s curiosity with the voice of someone deeply engaged in the debates of his time.
5 Audiobooks
Egypt of the Pharaohs and of the Khedivé
by F. Barham (Foster Barham) Zincke
Last winter in the United States : being table talk collected during a tour through the late Southern Confederation, the Far West, the Rocky Mountains, &c.
by F. Barham (Foster Barham) Zincke
A month in Switzerland
by F. Barham (Foster Barham) Zincke
Swiss allmends, and a walk to see them : being a second month in Switzerland
by F. Barham (Foster Barham) Zincke
A walk in the Grisons : Being a third month in Switzerland
by F. Barham (Foster Barham) Zincke
About the author
Born in Jamaica on January 5, 1817, Foster Barham Zincke was educated at Wadham College, Oxford, and later became an Anglican clergyman. He served as vicar of Wherstead near Ipswich, but he was also known for a much broader literary life as a traveler, antiquary, and essayist.
Zincke wrote on an unusually wide mix of subjects, including education, the Church, ancient Egypt, and contemporary public questions. He contributed to major periodicals such as Fraser’s Magazine and the Quarterly Review, showing the range and energy that made him more than a parish writer.
He died on August 23, 1893. Remembered as a religious and miscellaneous author, he left behind work that reflects the restless intellectual curiosity of the nineteenth century.