Andrew Fabinyi

Andrew Fabinyi
Born
Andor Fabinyi

(1908-12-27)27 December 1908
Budapest, Hungary
Died25 July 1978(1978-07-25) (aged 69)
Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Occupation(s)Publisher, bookseller
AwardsOrder of the British Empire
Redmond Barry Award

Andrew Fabinyi (27 December 1908–25 July 1978) was a Hungarian-born Australian publisher and bookseller,[1][2][3] working first with Frank Cheshire, Melbourne and then Pergamon Press, Sydney. He strove for an increased public interest in Australian society and civilisation[4] and a broad internationalism in culture and politics. He became "extremely influential in the literary community of Australia"[5] and was awarded an Order of the British Empire "in recognition of his work for Australian literature".[6]

  1. ^ John Curtain, Fabinyi, Andrew (Andor) (1908–1978), Australian Dictionary of Biography, online edition, adb.anu.edu.au. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  2. ^ Andrew Fabinyi, migrationheritage.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  3. ^ John Hetherington, "Publishing Venture Born Out of 1939 Upheaval: Australia's Publishing Houses (2)", The Age, 23 February 1963, p. 18.
  4. ^ Helen O'Neil, Ratbags at the gates, griffithreview.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  5. ^ Andrew Fabinyi, austlit.edu.au. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Eleven Knighted for Queen's Birthday", The Age, 11 June 1960, p. 1.