Henry Kissinger, one of the most influential and controversial diplomats of the 20th century, has died at age 100.
He died Wednesday at his home in Connecticut, according to a statement from his consulting firm, Kissinger Associates. The firm did not provide a cause of death.
Henry Kissinger is survived by his wife, two children and five grandchildren.
About Henry Kissinger Family
Henry Kissinger Wife: Who Henry Kissinger was married to?
Henry Kissinger was married twice. He was married to Anne Fleischer from 1949 to 1964. In 1974 Henry married socialite Nancy Maginnes.
Who is Ann Fleischer?
Ann Fleischer is the ex-wife of American diplomat, political theorist, geopolitical consultant, and politician Henry Kissinger.
Henry Kissinger married his ex-wife Anneliese “Ann” Fleischer on February 6, 1949. They divorced in 1964, after having two children, Elizabeth and David.
Aside from her marriage to Henry Kissinger, not much is known about Ann Fleischer. She hasn’t made any recent headlines, either.
Fleischer faded from public view following her divorce from ex-husband Kissinger; it is unknown whether she is still alive.
Who is Nancy Maginnes?
Nancy Sharon Kissinger is an American philanthropist and socialite, and the widow of former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. The couple married on March 30, 1974, in Arlington, Virginia.
Nancy Maginnes was born in Manhattan and raised in White Plains, New York. She attended The Masters School in Dobbs Ferry, New York.
Her parents were Agnes (born McKinley) and Albert Bristol Maginnes, a wealthy lawyer and football player.[2] She received a B.A. in history in 1955 from Mount Holyoke College.
Before her marriage, she was a long-time aide to New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller, recommended to him in 1964 by Kissinger, then a professor at Harvard, where she was a student.
Her first job was as Kissinger’s researcher on a Rockefeller task force; she continued working for Rockefeller at the Rockefeller Brothers Fund after the task force finished its work.
She later became director of international studies for Rockefeller’s Commission on Critical Choices for Americans.
Henry Kissinger Children
Henry Kissinger had two children, a son named David Kissinger and a daughter named Elizabeth Kissinger. He had them with his first wife, Ann Fleischer, whom he married in 1949 and divorced in 1964.
David Kissinger was born in 1959 and became an executive in the television industry. He worked for NBC Universal Television Studio and later became the head of Conaco, Conan O’Brien’s production company. He was also involved in some TV shows, such as Eagleheart, Andy Barker, P.I., and Final Space.
Elizabeth Kissinger was born in 1961 and not much is known about her personal or professional life. She was reportedly a lawyer and a professor at Harvard University, but there is no official confirmation of these claims.
Henry Kissinger Parents
Henry Kissinger’s parents were Paula and Louis Kissinger, who were both Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany.
They immigrated to the United States in 1938 with their two sons, Henry and Walter. Paula was a homemaker and Louis was a schoolteacher. They settled in New York City, where they became naturalized citizens.
Henry Kissinger Siblings
Henry Kissinger had one sibling, a younger brother named Walter Kissinger. He was born on June 21, 1924 in Fürth, Bavaria, Germany, and he was a businessman.
He died on May 3, 2021 at the age of 96. The cause was long-term renal failure, his family said.
Who was Henry Kissinger?
Henry Kissinger was a politician and American diplomat born on May 27, 1923, in Fürth, Germany.
After fleeing Nazi rule in Germany with his family, the Kissingers relocated to New York City in 1938.
Kissinger went on to study accounting at City College of New York before enlisting in the United States Army in 1943.
After serving in the Army, Kissinger finished his bachelor’s degree in political science at Harvard University.
Following his graduation, Kissinger went on to work as the US National Security Advisor in 1969.
He was later appointed as US Secretary of State during both Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford’s presidencies.
When did Henry Kissinger die?
Kissinger died at 100 years old on Wednesday, November 29, 2023, according to his consulting firm.
At the time of writing, no further details have been disclosed on his cause of death.
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