historian (redirected from Historians)

his·to·ri·an  (h-stôr-n, -str-, -str-)

n.

1. A writer, student, or scholar of history.

2. One who writes or compiles a chronological record of events; a chronicler.

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historian [hɪˈstɔːrɪən]

n

(Historical Terms) a person who writes or studies history, esp one who is an authority on it

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

historian - a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it historiographer history - the discipline that records and interprets past events involving human beings; "he teaches Medieval history"; "history takes the long view" annalist - a historian who writes annals art historian - a historian of art chronicler - someone who writes chronicles bookman, scholar, scholarly person, student - a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines

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historian

noun chronicler, recorder, biographer, antiquarian, historiographer, annalist, chronologist She will become the family historian.

Quotations
"Historians are left forever chasing shadows, painfully aware of their inability ever to reconstruct a dead world in its completeness" [Simon Schama Dead Certainties]
"History repeats itself. Historians repeat each other" [Philip Guedalla Supers and Supermen]

Translations

historian [hɪsˈtɔːrɪən] N → historiador(a) m/f

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historian [hɪˈstɔːriən] n → historien(ne) m/f

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historian

n → Historiker(in) m(f); (in ancient times) → Geschichtsschreiber(in) m(f)

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historian [hɪsˈtɔːrɪən] n → storico/a

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historian → مُؤرِّخ historik historiker Historiker ιστορικός historiador historiantutkija historien povjesničar storico 歴史家 역사가 historicus historiker historyk historiador историк historiker นักประวัติศาสตร์ tarihçi sử gia 历史学家