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historian

[hi-stawr-ee-uhn, -stohr-] / hɪˈstɔr i ən, -ˈstoʊr- /
NOUN
student of history
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Historian Bernard Capp, Emeritus Professor at the University of Warwick, explains that hat etiquette once reinforced social hierarchy.

From Science Daily • May 7, 2026

Historian Arash Azizi said the statement was full of “threats” and “bravado.”

From Salon • Mar. 12, 2026

Historian Nelson considers what it means that characters like these and others were left out of earlier narratives, as well as what they add to the ones we write now.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

Historian Eric Melvin says there was a riot outside the Tron during the new year celebrations in 1811.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

Historian John Grenier reports that it could be quite lucrative to be a scalp hunter.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz




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