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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

“Baseball,” says John Thorn, MLB’s official historian, “has been the constant.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 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

As explained by historian Edmund Morgan, in colonies like Virginia, the planter elite, with huge land grants, occupied a vastly superior position to workers of all colors.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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