historian

noun

his·to·ri·an | \hi-ˈstȯr-ē-ən,

-ˈstär-\

Definition of historian

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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In recounting the mistakes of his presidency, Eisenhower is said by some historians to have listed Brennan — though, as Wermiel pointed out in a law review article, no one has ever confirmed that Eisenhower made such a remark. — Michael S. Rosenwald, Washington Post, "Catholics on the court: The historical struggle between canon and constitutional law," 8 July 2018 Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center, said that a review by its historians found problems with assertions in last week’s agreement that were presented as unchallenged facts. — Noga Tarnopolsky, latimes.com, "Israel's Holocaust memorial says agreement between Israeli and Polish leaders includes deceptions," 5 July 2018 The wide reach of Miranda’s work begs the question of historians: is the inspirational benefit of this cultural phenomenon worth looking past its missteps? — Kate Keller, Smithsonian, "The Issue on the Table: Is “Hamilton” Good For History?," 30 May 2018 Generally underemphasized by historians is that 1968’s politics had one other fuel source: rock ’n’ roll music. — Daniel Henninger, WSJ, "The Year Politics Collapsed," 30 May 2018 The exhibition confines itself to Magritte’s late works, which tend to be those best loved by a broad public but less valued by art historians. — Charles Desmarais, San Francisco Chronicle, "Getting surreal: Magritte’s late work pops at SFMOMA," 18 May 2018 The tour will be narrated by local historians and will start at the Riverfront Community Center at 2 p.m. The two-hour tour will focus on the town’s shipbuilding, industrial and agricultural roots. — Peter Marteka, Courant Community, "Taking A Bus And Walk Through Glastonbury's History," 17 May 2018 The wave of historians discussing the topic comes after rapper Kanye West made controversial comments about slavery on TMZ. — Caitlin O'kane, CBS News, "Historians respond to Kanye West's controversial comments about slavery," 2 May 2018 Lynching occurred in all but four states in the contiguous United States, and less than 1 percent of the perpetrators were brought to justice, historians say. — Erin B. Logan, Washington Post, "Why Congress failed nearly 200 times to make lynching a federal crime," 5 July 2018

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