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historian

[hi-stawr-ee-uhn, -stohr-] / hɪˈstɔr i ən, -ˈstoʊr- /
NOUN
student of history
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By and large, the historian will get the kind of facts he wants.

From Salon • May 14, 2026

Mr. Castel-Branco is a historian of science at the University of Oxford and writes the Stories of Science newsletter on Substack.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Beginning in 1888 and continuing until the late 1960s, about 16 million tonnes of coal were extracted from the Comox Valley, according to historian Dawn Copeman.

From Science Daily • May 6, 2026

One day in December 2022, Ruben Molina — DJ, record collector, and community historian — received a call about a collection of 78rpm records in Azusa.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

But that would soon change as Jackson settled in, reports White House historian William Seale.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis




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