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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In February 1926, historian and author Carter G. Woodson created Negro History Week.
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Jessica Botelho, Baltimore Sun, 3 Feb. 2025
Radical historians found parallels to Thompson’s narrative in the growth of the American labor movement in the 1830s, starting with the emergence of trade unions, newspapers, and cooperatives.
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The consensus among art historians is that late-Renaissance painters, having concluded that everyone had already learned how to imitate nature, started imitating one another—in particular, imitating one another’s style, regardless of content.
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Arriving roughly at midwinter, the seasonal halfway point between the winter solstice and the spring equinox, historians believe Groundhog Day has its origins in the pre-Christian Celtic celebration of Imbolc, later syncretized into Candlemas.
—Avery Keatley, NPR, 1 Feb. 2025
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Jessica Botelho, Baltimore Sun, 3 Feb. 2025
Radical historians found parallels to Thompson’s narrative in the growth of the American labor movement in the 1830s, starting with the emergence of trade unions, newspapers, and cooperatives.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 2 Feb. 2025
The consensus among art historians is that late-Renaissance painters, having concluded that everyone had already learned how to imitate nature, started imitating one another—in particular, imitating one another’s style, regardless of content.
—Mario Carpo, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
Arriving roughly at midwinter, the seasonal halfway point between the winter solstice and the spring equinox, historians believe Groundhog Day has its origins in the pre-Christian Celtic celebration of Imbolc, later syncretized into Candlemas.
—Avery Keatley, NPR, 1 Feb. 2025
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“Historian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/historian. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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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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