Faber, Geoffrey Cust (1889–1961)

English publisher and author. He founded the firm of Faber & Gwyer, which now trades under the name of Faber and Faber. His books include Oxford Apostles (1933) and Jowett (1959).

He was born in Great Malvern and was educated at Rugby School and Christ Church, Oxford. Elected a fellow of All Souls, he was later called to the Bar. As president of the Publishers Association, 1939–41, he organized the campaign to free books from purchase tax. He also published a collection of poetry, The Buried Stream (1941). He was knighted in 1954.