as in chronicler
a student or writer of history
historians are still trying to sort out fact from fiction in the story of Kateri Tekakwitha, the Lily of the Mohawks
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Tracey Panek, denim historian and director of the Levi Strauss & Co. archives, said jeans represent more to collectors than simply the cache of a certain brand.
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Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 9 Jan. 2025
Many thousands are still here, but the wartime mood is very different, the historian says.
—Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Jan. 2025
Despite unusually good access to the Nation of Islam and local community historians, much of the history was still difficult to verify.
—Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
Duncan Money is a historian and consultant who works on mining, with a focus on copper.
—Duncan Money / Made By History, TIME, 8 Jan. 2025
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Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 9 Jan. 2025
Many thousands are still here, but the wartime mood is very different, the historian says.
—Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Jan. 2025
Despite unusually good access to the Nation of Islam and local community historians, much of the history was still difficult to verify.
—Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
Duncan Money is a historian and consultant who works on mining, with a focus on copper.
—Duncan Money / Made By History, TIME, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Historian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/historian. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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