historian

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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

Recent Examples on the Web And then obviously, as a historian, as somebody who has a deep affection for Abraham Lincoln … words escape me. — Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 1 Oct. 2021 Trained as a historian, Dr. Mirsky, an American, set aside his study of the past to cover the momentous events of modern China as a journalist — emerging as a forceful critic of the Chinese government and its abuses. — Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2021 As a historian, Allen C. Guelzo is acutely aware of how perceptions change over time. — Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2021 Gaile Schafer has served as church historian for 15 years and is a member of the Religious Education Committee. — Carol Kovach, cleveland, 28 Sep. 2021 Ricks, who is also a historian, finds historic images to include in the videos through the Enoch Pratt Free Library’s digitized archives. — Maria Eberhart, baltimoresun.com, 2 Sep. 2021 Nick Holder, a historian and research fellow at English Heritage and the University of Exeter, conducted research into the 58-room mansion and worked with illustrator Peter Urmston to create an artist's impression of the building. — CNN, 28 July 2021 Christian McMillen is a historian and associate dean at the University of Virginia and the author of Discovering Tuberculosis. — Leo Deluca, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 July 2021 The debate over teaching slavery in schools When Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and Harvard law school professor Annette Gordon-Reed was growing up in Texas, slavery wasn’t a topic teachers were equipped to discuss. — Mabinty Quarshie, USA TODAY, 15 June 2021

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