Geoffrey Faber
Sir Geoffrey Cust Faber was a British academic, publisher, and poet. He was a nephew of the noted Catholic convert and hymn writer, Father Frederick William Faber, C.O., founder of the Brompton Oratory.
Life
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 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, one of the most celebrated of literary publishing houses.
He was knighted in the 1954 New Years Honours List.
His grave is located in the churchyard of St. James's Church, Stedham, West Sussex.
Works
- In the Valley of Vision: Poems Written in Time of War
- Elnovia, An Entertainment for Novel Readers
- Oxford Apostles. A Character Study of the Oxford Movement
- A Publisher Speaking
- The Buried Stream: Collected Poems 1908–1940
- Twelve Years, a poem
- ''Modern First Editions: Points and Values''
Legacy