Gertrude Himmelfarb (1922–2019)
Author of The Roads to Modernity: The British, French, and American Enlightenments
About the Author
Gertrude Himmelfarb was born in New York City and studied at Brooklyn College and the University of Chicago. A distinguished historian, she has received numerous honorary degrees, fellowships, and awards, including the 2004 National Humanities Medal. She is a fellow of the British Academy, the show more Royal Historical Society, the American Philosophical Society, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the Society of American Historians. She has written extensively on Victorian England and more generally on intellectual and cultural history. show less
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Works by Gertrude Himmelfarb
One Nation, Two Cultures: A Searching Examination of American Society in the Aftermath of Our Cultural Revolution (1999) 127 copies
On Population: The Complete Text of the First Edition Together with Major Portions of the Seventh Edition (1960) — Editor; Introduction — 20 copies
Past and Present: The Challenges of Modernity, from the Pre-Victorians to the Postmodernists (Encounter Classics) (2017) 10 copies
Associated Works
Counterpoints: 25 Years of The New Criterion on Culture and the Arts (2007) — Contributor — 48 copies
The Degradation of the Academic Dogma (Foundations of Higher Education) (1971) — Introduction, some editions — 19 copies
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- Other names
- Kristol, Bea
- Birthdate
- 1922-08-02
- Date of death
- 2019-12-30
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Places of residence
- New York, New York, USA
- Education
- Brooklyn College (BA)
Jewish Theological Seminary
University of Chicago (PhD) - Occupations
- historian
biographer
professor - Relationships
- Kristol, Irving (husband)
Kristol, William (son) - Organizations
- City University of New York
American Academy of Arts and Sciences - Awards and honors
- National Humanities Medal (2004)
Jefferson Lecture (1991)
British Academy
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Statistics
- Works
- 23
- Also by
- 12
- Members
- 1,754
- Popularity
- #14,666
- Rating
- 3.9
- Reviews
- 13
- ISBNs
- 67
- Languages
- 3
- Favorited
- 1