Last updated: October 20, 2021
Person
Kristin Osterholm White Gould
Quick Facts
Significance:
Flight 93 Passenger
Date of Birth:
08/29/1936
Date of Death:
09/11/2001
Age: 65
Hometown: New York City, New York
Occupation: Medical Journalist
Reason for travel: Visiting friends
Kristin Osterholm White Gould was a published author and freelance journalist for more than 30 years, primarily writing about medicine and science. She was an intellectual with a creative spirit and wide range of interests, including literature, drama, and writing. A native of Port Washington, New York and a graduate of Cornell University, she traveled the world and was fluent in several languages, including Latin and ancient Greek. Her brownstone on New York’s Upper West Side was filled with books. Gould was a patron of the arts and especially enjoyed live performance. She was in the midst of writing a book about the medical and scientific contributions of Ivy League university graduates. Gould boarded Flight 93 to visit friends in California. She was survived by a daughter.