Biography

Irving Kristol was born on January 22, 1920 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was married to Gertrude Himmelfarb. He died on September 18, 2009 in Arlington, Virginia, USA.

Father of William Kristol.

Along with his wife, whom he met at a Trotskyist meeting, he spearheaded the neo-conservatism movement of the late 1960s. He defined "neo-conservatism" as a political and intellectual philosophy for disaffected liberals who had been "mugged by reality.".

Grandfather of Anne Elizabeth Kristol Continetti of Washington D.C.