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
  • Before archivists can preserve a record, the record must survive long enough to make it into their hands.
    Steven Melendez, Scientific American, 2 July 2026
  • Inside the company's archives, corporate archivist Virginia Angles preserves more than 120 years of Kellogg history, including some of the marketing ideas that helped make the brand a household name.
    Rachelle Graham, CBS News, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • Jackson built a multi-day itinerary that included a private tour of historical sites and a face-to-face meeting with a local genealogist.
    Matt Alderton, USA Today, 22 June 2026
  • Next steps include working with genealogists and descendants to identify more crew members, as well as potentially collecting additional archaeological DNA samples in the future.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2026
Noun
  • Antonia Fraser, the biographer and historian, will be present, as will Tina Brown, the former editor of Vanity Fair and The New Yorker and one of the most influential voices in transatlantic media.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 June 2026
  • According to biographer Robert Jobson, a suspicious Prince William was anxious that Meghan would wear his mother’s jewels during the wedding.
    Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 26 June 2026

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“Chronologist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chronologist. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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