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historian

[hi-stawr-ee-uhn, -stohr-] / hɪˈstɔr i ən, -ˈstoʊr- /
NOUN
student of history
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Martinez de Vara’s personal website lists him as a state historian, an anthropologist and an attorney, in that order.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

But art historian Grosvenor believes the research is "a load of rubbish" and says it is "suspicious" that 500 years of art history is being questioned via what he calls a "flawed methodology".

From BBC • May 1, 2026

As a result, residents are “ambiguous in terms of our regional loyalty,” said local historian Tom Owen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Early in the process, Quezon, a historian and grandson of a former Philippine president, learned to his dismay that the local hardwood and water-resistant species used to build the galleons had long been wiped out.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

Their arguments have convinced almost all anthropologists, nearly every professional historian and many philosophers.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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