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historian

[hi-stawr-ee-uhn, -stohr-] / hɪˈstɔr i ən, -ˈstoʊr- /
NOUN
student of history
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For generations of Dodgers fans, Vin Scully was our historian, with words so memorable we feel as if we lived those experiences, so perfect fans repeat them to this day.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

Buckingham Palace has also announced that award-winning historian Dr Anna Keay will write the the late monarch's official authorised biography.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

And if you’re an historian of ancient Greece and Rome, like I am, it’s the steady stream of comparisons between the modern world and the Roman Empire.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

Mr. Bishop, a writer and historian, is the former executive director of the International Churchill Society and the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

"People discussed, disputed, and imagined alternative political and economic orders," wrote the historian Melvyn Leffler.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau




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