Synonyms for historian
hɪˈstɔr i ən, -ˈstoʊr-his·to·ri·an

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1. historian, historiographernoun

   a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it

   Synonyms:
   historiographer

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1. • History
   • Scholar

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1. historiannoun

   Synonyms:
   chronicler, annalist, writer of history

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1. List of paraphrases for "historian":

   history, saga

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1. Herodotus:

   Very few things happen at the right time and the rest do not happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects.

2. Tertius Myburgh:

   Johannes was something of a Renaissance man. First of all, artist. Then author, historian, archivist and even sort-of farmer. Above all, he was a thoughtful, loving and loveable human being who thought very deeply about the human condition

3. Francis M. Faber Jr.:

   Has any historian sought to question why the wagonmaster of America's westward-bound pioneers 'circled' the wagons instead of 'squaring' or 'triangulating' them for a better defense strategy in fighting-off Indian raids on the plains:

4. Dina Porat:

   For somebody who knows something about history and grew up in the house of historian Professor Benzion Netanyahu, he should know well, but in my humble opinion, to say that the mufti gave Adolf Hitler the idea is wrong.

5. Antoine de Rivarol:

   Reason is the historian, but passions are the actors.