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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Sean Englert, the grand noble historian of the local Squibob Chapter, said his organization would look into recognizing the history made at the mission.
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Bill Swank, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 July 2025
The historian Bench Ansfield, in Born in Flames: The Business of Arson and the Remaking of the American City (W. W. Norton, $31.99), argues that such fires were cases of insurance fraud.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
In the 13 years since women's boxing was added to the Olympics, the sport is growing at the professional level, said women's boxing historian Malissa Smith.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
His body was taken to Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati where his maternal grandparents are buried, Spring Grove historian Phil Nuxhall told The Enquirer in 2014.
—Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 10 July 2025
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Bill Swank, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 July 2025
The historian Bench Ansfield, in Born in Flames: The Business of Arson and the Remaking of the American City (W. W. Norton, $31.99), argues that such fires were cases of insurance fraud.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
In the 13 years since women's boxing was added to the Olympics, the sport is growing at the professional level, said women's boxing historian Malissa Smith.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
His body was taken to Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati where his maternal grandparents are buried, Spring Grove historian Phil Nuxhall told The Enquirer in 2014.
—Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 10 July 2025
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“Historian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/historian. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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