chronologist

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Recent Examples of chronologist Work by dendro-chronologists and ice-core experts points to an enormous spasm of volcanic activity in the 530s and 540s CE, unlike anything else in the past few thousand years. Kyle Harper, Smithsonian, 19 Dec. 2017
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Noun
  • Foto Estudio Luisita, a 2018 documentary directed by Hugo Manso and Sol Miraglia (the latter of whom serves as the archivist for the sisters’ work), first brought the Escarrias’ photography to the attention of a larger audience.
    Bryan Barcena, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
  • For more than a year, Ricker has worked with government engineers, archivists and National Parks personnel to develop a device that will insulate and preserve dozens of present-day documents from natural elements, like water, oxygen and temperature fluctuations, for the country’s 500th anniversary.
    Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Their voices will be joined by those of law enforcement officials and genetic genealogist CeCe Moore, whose work was critical in linking Brashers to the crime.
    Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 27 Feb. 2026
  • From there, investigators can sometimes find distant relatives to help piece together a family tree that can point to a suspect, said CeCe Moore, a genetic genealogist and co-founder of DNA Justice.
    Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Her biographer, Mark Oppenheimer, is a middle-aged father of five.
    Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
  • In addition to the monarchy depending on her, so does the Prince of Wales, fellow royal biographer Russell Myers told the outlet.
    Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 10 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • But only hagiographers believe that one man created today’s France.
    Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2024
  • William’s hagiographer, the monk Thomas of Monmouth, laid out this unsubstantiated account in excruciating detail, leading to the canonization of the dead boy; like mushrooms after rain, accounts of miracles arose around his tomb.
    Talia Lavin, The New Republic, 29 Sep. 2020

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“Chronologist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chronologist. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.

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