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Elmar Faber

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Elmar Faber
Faber in Leipzig, March 1987
Born1 April 1934
Died3 December 2017
NationalityGerman
OccupationBook publisher

Elmar Faber (1 April 1934 – 3 December 2017) was a German book publisher. He was the head publisher of Aufbau-Verlag from 1983 to 1992. In 1990, he co-founded publisher Faber & Faber with his son Michael. He was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in 2007.[1] His autobiography was published in 2014.[2] He was born in Deesbach, Thuringia.

Faber died on 3 December 2017 in Leipzig, at the age of 83.[3]

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  1. "Elmar Faber mit dem Bundesverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse geehrt". Buchmarkt (in German). 28 March 2007. Archived from the original on 20 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  2. "Elmar Faber" (in German). German National Library. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  3. "Verleger Elmar Faber gestorben". Die Welt (in German). 4 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.

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