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historian

[hi-stawr-ee-uhn, -stohr-] / hɪˈstɔr i ən, -ˈstoʊr- /
NOUN
student of history
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To which the political historian responds: “Of course!”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 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 a historian of racism, Kendi has always known that racism is global.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

The poems have been published in a collection called Poems from an Attic, which also includes a poem about her husband, historian Michael Foot.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

London, the historian Fernand Braudel tells us, held public executions eight times a year at Tyburn, just north of Hyde Park.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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