Charles Krauthammer Net Worth: Know his political career ,wife, son, family, cause of death

A successful American political columnist, Charles Krauthammer died at the age of 68. However, he had a total net worth of around $12 million.

Charles Krauthammer Net Worth: $12 million

Working as a columnist until his death has not only earned him a fortune of $12 million but also a heart full of respect. May his soul rest in peace!!!

However, Charles won the Pulitzer Prize for his column in The Washington Post in 1987. He was a leading neoconservative voice and proponent of the US military.

Know about Charles Krauthammer's Career Highlights:

After graduating from Harvard Medical School in 1975, Charles worked as a chief resident at Massachusetts General Hospital until 1978. A year later, he joined The New Republic as both a writer and editor.

He started writing essays for Time magazine in 1983. Then, in 1985, he started writing regular editorials for The Washington Post. He worked for The Weekly Standard Time and The Washington Post until his death in 2018.

Charles also went to work for Inside Washington from 1990 to 2013 and Fox News Channel from 2005 to 2017. About his first job, he left The New Republic in 2003.

Krauthammer had also published four books. His first book titled Cutting Edges: Making Sense of the Eighties was published in 1988 while his second book titled Democratic Realism: An American Foreign Policy for a Unipolar World was published in 2004.

In 2013, he released his third book, Things That Matter: Three Decades of Passions, Pastimes, and Politics. While his last book titled The Point of It All: A Lifetime of Great Loves and Endeavors was published in 2018.

Where and when was Charles born? Know about his education also here:

Irving Charles Krauthammer was born on March 13, 1950, in New York City, to the parents, Shulim Krauthammer and Thea Horowitz. 

For his primary education, Charles went to graduate from Herzliah High School and then went to McGill University. He graduated from there with first-class honors in economics and political science.

Then, Charles went to Balliol College to study as a Commonwealth Scholar in politics. He also went to medical school at Harvard.

List of Awards and Accolades Received by late Charles Krauthammer:

Charles has received a huge amount of respect. His work as a political columnist has always been inspiring and fruitful. Here is the list of awards and accolades received by Charles.

• National Magazine Award for Essays and Criticism

• Pulitzer Prize for commentary(1987)

• An honorary degree of Doctor of Letters from McGill University(1993)

• The most influential commentator in America by Financial Times(2006)

• Eric Breindal Award for Excellence in Opinion Journalism(2009)

• William F. Buckley Award for Media Excellence(2013)

Know about Charles' Married Life:

Krauthammer was married to a lawyer, Robyn in 1974. 

Charles and Robyn had one child together, Daniel Krauthammer.

How did Charles die? Know about his cause of death:

The columnist, Charles Krauthammer died at the age of 68 on June 21, 2018. 

A year back in 2017, Charles had a cancerous tumor removed from his abdomen. The surgery was successful but on June 8, 2018, cancer returned and thirteen days later, Charles died of small intestine cancer.