George Faber
George Faber may refer to: * George Denison Faber, 1st Baron Wittenham (1852–1931), British peer *George Stanley Faber (1773–1854), English theologist *George Faber (TV producer), co-founder of British production company Company Pictures *George Faber (British politician) George Henry Faber (10 December 1839 – 6 April 1910) was a British insurance underwriter and a Liberal Party politician. Faber was born in Camberwell, and became a member of Willis, Faber and Company, of Cornhill, underwriters specialising i ...

Denison Faber, 1st Baron Wittenham
George Denison Faber, 1st Baron Wittenham, CB, DL (14 December 1852 – 1 February 1931), known as Denison Faber, was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. Background and early life Faber was the second surviving son of Charles Wilson Faber (1813–1878) a director of the Great Northern Railway and the nephew of Lord Grimthorpe. He was the brother of Edmund Faber, 1st Baron Faber, and of Mrs Edward Kennard (1850–1936), a novelist. He was educated at the University of Oxford, where he graduated BA, and in 1879 was called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn. From 1887 to 1896 he acted as Registrar of the Privy Council. Political career Faber was elected a Member of Parliament (MP) for York in a by-election on 6 February 1900, following the resignation of Lord Charles Beresford. He served until January 1910, when he lost his seat, and was again elected for Clapham from 1910 to 1918. He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1905. On 29 June 19 ...
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George Stanley Faber
George Stanley Faber (often written G. S. Faber; 25 October 1773 – 27 January 1854) was an Anglican theologian and prolific author. He was a typologist, who believed that all the world's myths were corrupted versions of the original stories in the Bible, and an advocate of Day-Age Theory. He was a contemporary of John Nelson Darby. Faber's writings had an influence on Historicism and Dispensationalism. Life Faber, eldest son of the Rev. Thomas Faber, vicar of Calverley, Yorkshire, by Anne, daughter of the Rev. David Traviss, was born at Calverley parsonage on 25 October 1773, and educated at Hipperholme Grammar School, near Halifax, where he remained until he went to Oxford. On 10 June 1789 he matriculated from University College, being then only in his sixteenth year; he was elected a scholar on 25 March following, and took his B.A. degree when in his twentieth year. On 3 July 1793 he was elected a fellow and tutor of Lincoln College. He proceeded M.A. 1796 and B. ...
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George Faber (TV Producer)
George Stephen John Faber (born 30 November 1959 in Kensington, London) is a British television producer. He was the founder and joint managing director of Company Pictures, one of the UK's largest independent drama production companies, twice winner of Best Independent Production Company at the Broadcast Awards and also winner of Best European Production Company at the Monte Carlo TV Festival. In 2014 he founded The Forge which produced ''National Treasure'' starring Robbie Coltrane, Julie Walters and Andrea Riseborough. TV output *''Collateral'' (BBC/Netflix) *''National Treasure'' (Channel 4) *''London Irish'' (Channel 4) *'' The White Queen'' (BBC) *'' The Village'' (BBC) *'' Secret State'' (Channel 4) *'' Beaver Falls'' ( E4) *'' The Shadow Line'' (BBC) *'' The Runaway'' (Sky 1) *''Women in Love'' (BBC) *'' The Silence'' (BBC) *''Generation Kill'' ( HBO) *''The Devil's Whore'' (Channel 4) *''Einstein and Eddington'' (BBC) *''The Invisibles'' (BBC) *''The Palace'' (ITV) *'' ...
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