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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Yet no historian ever escapes that burden.
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Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 12 May 2026
The historian learned not only the date of the house, but that the property’s first buyer was Thomas Clark, who later likely gave it to a son, Jonah Clark, upon his wedding to Sarah Northrop.
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The historian specializing in the Renaissance taught at Harvard University for four decades until leaving last year in protest of the school’s political environment.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 12 May 2026
David Penske, 82, a historian at Aronimink, said the golf club goes back to 1896.
—Don Bell, CBS News, 12 May 2026
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Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 12 May 2026
The historian learned not only the date of the house, but that the property’s first buyer was Thomas Clark, who later likely gave it to a son, Jonah Clark, upon his wedding to Sarah Northrop.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2026
The historian specializing in the Renaissance taught at Harvard University for four decades until leaving last year in protest of the school’s political environment.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 12 May 2026
David Penske, 82, a historian at Aronimink, said the golf club goes back to 1896.
—Don Bell, CBS News, 12 May 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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