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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Examples of historian in a Sentence
historians are still trying to sort out fact from fiction in the story of Kateri Tekakwitha, the Lily of the Mohawks
Recent Examples of historian from the Web
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Historians eventually figured out where the room was located after studying a description from one of Jefferson's grandsons who said that Hemings' room was located somewhere in Monticello's South Wing.
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On the 50th anniversary of the historic summer that changed youth culture, historians and locals tell stories of a different Grove back then.
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The release of that report led to the resignation of the historian in charge of a State Department review board and to Congress passing a law requiring a more reliable historical account be made.
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Clark County historian Jeanne Burke will lead the tour.
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LISTEN IN Hear culinary historian Michael W. Twitty discuss food, race and identity on the Mighty Fine Farm & Food podcast, available at courier-journal.com and soundcloud.com/cj-mighty-fine-farm-food.
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Ancient Egyptians may have given cats the personality to conquer the world For years, historians thought that the ancient Egyptians were the first to domesticate the feline.
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In fact, as historian and former Virginia City resident Carolyn Grattan Eichin and others have pointed out, there was an Old Corner bar on this spot in the early 1860s.
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Davis and other historians say Americans in the north tend to think of slavery as a fever that gripped the south — a fever cured by the Civil War.
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First Known Use of historian
15th century
Other History Terms
HISTORIAN Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of historian for English Language Learners
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: a person who studies or writes about history
HISTORIAN Defined for Kids
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: a person who studies or writes about history
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