Gertrude Himmelfarb
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Gertrude Himmelfarb was a renowned historian born in New York on August 8, 1922. She specialized in English culture during the Victorian era, and her works include The De-Moralization of Society: From Victorian Virtues to Modern Values (1995) and Marriage and Morals Among the Victorians (1986). Her writings also touched on contemporary intellectual history.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day August 8, 1922
Birth Place New York
Age 101 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Leo

💰 Net worth: $5 Million (2024)

About

A New York-born Historian known for her work on English culture during the Victorian era, she also published books and articles pertaining to contemporary intellectual history. Her scholarly works include The De-Moralization of Society: From Victorian Virtues to Modern Values (1995) and Marriage and Morals Among the Victorians (1986).

Before Fame

She studied at Cambridge and went on to receive her doctorate in 1950 from the University of Chicago. She taught for many years at the City University of New York.

Trivia

Her publications impressed even those, like Britain's former prime minister, Gordon Brown, who didn't agree with her analyses of British history.

Family Life

She married Irving Kristol, one of the ideological founders of neoconservatism. She had a son and a daughter.

Associated With

Her son, william Kristol, founded the conservative magazine The Weekly Standard.

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