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.
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.Works
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.
