Name Geoffrey Faber Role Poet | Died 1961 Education Christ Church, Oxford | |
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Sir Geoffrey Cust Faber (23 August 1889, Great Malvern – 31 March 1961) was a British academic, publisher, and poet. He was a nephew of the noted convert and hymn writer, Father Frederick William Faber, C.O., founder of the Brompton Oratory.
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Faber was educated at Rugby School and Christ Church, Oxford. He gained a First in Classical Moderations in 1910 and a First in Literae Humaniores ('Greats') in 1912. In 1913 he joined the Oxford University Press.
A fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, he was the founding editor of Faber and Gwyer (shortly afterwards Faber and Faber), one of the most celebrated of literary publishing houses.
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William Saroyan wrote a short story about Faber in his 1971 book, Letters from 74 rue Taitbout or Don't Go But If You Must Say Hello To Everybody.