Tatiana Schlossberg, an environmental journalist and author, granddaughter of JFK, has died at the age of 35. In a brief statement shared through the JFK Library Foundation’s Instagram account, her family wrote:
“Our beautiful Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts.”
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Who was Tatiana Schlossberg, granddaughter of JFK?
Born and raised in New York City, the author built a career centered on environmental issues, focusing on the human consequences of climate change and the responsibility of institutions and individuals in addressing the crisis. She earned a bachelor’s degree in history from Yale University and later completed a master’s degree in American history at the University of Oxford, academic experiences that shaped her analytical and narrative approach to journalism.
Schlossberg was widely respected for bringing clarity and empathy to complex environmental topics. Her writing emphasized how climate change intersects with everyday life, public policy, and social equity, earning her recognition as a rising voice in environmental journalism.
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In 2024, Schlossberg was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia, a form of blood cancer. She chose to share her experience publicly, detailing her illness in a deeply personal essay published in The New Yorker in November 2025. In the piece, she reflected on the physical and emotional toll of long-term hospitalization, as well as the role of family during prolonged treatment.
“My parents and my brother and sister, too, have been raising my children and sitting in my various hospital rooms almost every day for the last year and a half,” she wrote, offering readers an intimate glimpse into her life during illness.
Schlossberg revealed that doctors discovered her condition while she was hospitalized after giving birth to her second child, a daughter. What initially appeared to be routine bloodwork raised concerns when physicians noticed her white blood cell count “looked strange,” leading to further testing and diagnosis.
