Gertrude Himmelfarb was born on 8 August 1922 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. She was married to Irving Kristol. She died on 30 December 2019 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
University professor emerita of history and author, parents with Irving Kristol of William Kristol and Elizabeth Nelson. She is the sister of sociographer Milton Himmelfarb ( Brooklyn, 21October 1918 - 4 January 2006, Manhattan).