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historian

[hi-stawr-ee-uhn, -stohr-] / hɪˈstɔr i ən, -ˈstoʊr- /
NOUN
student of history
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Ms. Hoyer, a German-British historian and journalist, chooses as her protagonist not Hitler, a frequent Weimar visitor, but Carl Weirich, a hardworking bookbinder, stationer and diarist.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

While activists and heroes usually get most of the public’s attention, queer historian and author Timothy Stewart-Winter argues that it’s just as important to focus on the more complicated figures.

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026

"It's absolutely heartbreaking. It really is emotionally devastating, because it's utter despair: no more lake," said amateur local historian David Favre, who lives in the Swiss village of Les Brenets.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

Fellow historian Dilys Webb said Elham offered plenty for a young girl growing up in the late 1930s.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

He even dreamed of being invited to travel to the white palace of Dwelholm by the visiting elfin historian.

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin

Although Nazi Germany pursued nuclear research through a program known as the Uranprojekt, historians have long debated how close its scientists came to developing a functioning reactor.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

Because traditional, low-tech methods to crack ciphers are effective but time- and labour-intensive, historians "have more important problems to solve, so many ciphers like this often sit unattended", said Church.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Curators, restorers, historians and other Smithsonian employees need leadership and the proper incentives to fulfill their mission.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

In 2001, in response to such critiques, the Smithsonian convened a blue-ribbon commission of historians and others led by Richard Darman, a former top aide in Republican White Houses.

From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026

Some historians believe that James discussed his eventual freedom, which was granted in 1796, while in France with Jefferson.

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


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