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Cerf

American  
[surf] / sɜrf /

noun

  1. Bennett (Alfred), 1898–1971, U.S. book publisher, editor, and writer.


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“And, so, we’re back,” Cerf said, “to Dave Farber’s ability to identify interesting people and to put them together.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

He became so famous that at least one Random House book featured a blurb from Cerf himself.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Norton, Cerf didn’t put his name on the spine but, as Ms. Feldman shows, he nevertheless made his persona inseparable from his company.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Minnow Cerf faced down the whale David Sarnoff, head of RCA.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

"I'm not sore. Senlis is a good place and we can stay at the Grand Cerf and take a hike in the woods and come home."

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway