Gertrude Himmelfarb

Gertrude Himmelfarb, also known as Bea Kristol, was an American historian. She was a leader of conservative interpretations of history and historiography. She wrote extensively on intellectual history, with a focus on Great Britain and the Victorian era, as well as on contemporary society and culture. ^{Gertrude Himmelfarb, American historian, author, and academic (d. 2019)}

8 August 1922

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