Geoffrey Faber, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Geoffrey Faber

English writer and publisher

Date of Birth: 23-Aug-1889

Place of Birth: Malvern, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 31-Mar-1961

Profession: poet

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

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. 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.