historian
noun
his·to·ri·an
hi-ˈstȯr-ē-ən 
-ˈstär-
1
: a student or writer of history
especially
: one who produces a scholarly synthesis
2
: a writer or compiler of a chronicle
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historians are still trying to sort out fact from fiction in the story of Kateri Tekakwitha, the Lily of the Mohawks
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Johnson, 80, retired at Mission Viejo after the 2017 season as Orange County’s all-time leader in coaching victories with 338, according to county football historian Dennis Bateman.
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Dan Albano, Oc Register, 12 Mar. 2026
The Contemporary Art Center (CAC) Vilnius has appointed artist Nikita Kadan and art historian, writer, and curator Natalia Sielewicz curators of the Sixteenth Baltic Triennial, to take place in 2027.
—News Desk, Artforum, 10 Mar. 2026
Generally, architecture and design historians see the start of World War II as the end of the Art Deco period, though the look had been fading for some time.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 10 Mar. 2026
That’s according to royal historian Hugo Vickers, who spilled on Elizabeth’s secret messages in a 2011 People interview.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 10 Mar. 2026
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Dan Albano, Oc Register, 12 Mar. 2026
The Contemporary Art Center (CAC) Vilnius has appointed artist Nikita Kadan and art historian, writer, and curator Natalia Sielewicz curators of the Sixteenth Baltic Triennial, to take place in 2027.
—News Desk, Artforum, 10 Mar. 2026
Generally, architecture and design historians see the start of World War II as the end of the Art Deco period, though the look had been fading for some time.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 10 Mar. 2026
That’s according to royal historian Hugo Vickers, who spilled on Elizabeth’s secret messages in a 2011 People interview.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 10 Mar. 2026
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historian
noun
his·to·ri·an
his-ˈtōr-ē-ən
-ˈtȯr-,
-ˈtär-
: a student or writer of history
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