I'm talking about anyone that takes a study in (history) in general.
2007-06-09 03:04:31 · 13 answers · asked by orchard_littlejoe 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
historian, however, historiographer is a synonym (rarely used though).
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Dictionary of Concepts in History, By Ritter, Harry
2007-06-09 03:09:19 · answer #1 · answered by . 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Historian would be my guess...
On a side note to clarify... Historiographer is not one who writes about history per se; it is one who writes about what historians have written about in the past. Historiography is the study of that.
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2007-06-11 15:12:37 · answer #2 · answered by SinisterMatt 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tigertrot, you are absolutely correct and I am ashamed of myself. I also have no idea where that came from or how I thought it to be correct. I am properly ashamed and am going to sit with my nose in the corner for a couple of hours. After that I will write ten thousand times that "I am a boob," but first I will ammend my answer.... :-)
Most people use the word "historian." Historian, though, is more related to one who is academically expert in history and/or a writer of history.
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2007-06-09 10:30:42 · answer #3 · answered by orbitaldata 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Historian. Or perhaps student of history.
2007-06-09 11:31:02 · answer #4 · answered by rb 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Someone who's received a degree might be considered a historian; others who's dabbled with a few courses and has an interest might be referred to as a "history buff." Not an expert but someone with high interest....
2007-06-09 10:30:27 · answer #5 · answered by Ammianus 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
his·to·ri·an
–noun
1. an expert in history; authority on history.
2. a writer of history; chronicler.
2007-06-09 10:33:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The only term I know of is historian.
2007-06-09 10:31:03 · answer #7 · answered by BethS 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Annalist or chronicler if you're talking about someone recording history in writing/words.
Biographer if you're talking about someone writing about the life history of a person.
Archivist if you're talking about someone trying to preserve historical artifacts or helps catalog them
Chronologist if you're talking about someone who studies the order and date in which historical events happened.
Genealogist if you're talking about someone who studies family lines (i.e., family trees and related stuff).
History buff if you're talking about a person REALLY into history as a hobby.
History student if you're talking about a university student studying history.
Historian if you're talking about someone studying history for a living (i.e., it's his/her job, how he/she makes money).
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2007-06-09 10:29:22 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
historian
2007-06-09 12:01:11 · answer #9 · answered by Dave aka Spider Monkey 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
historian
2007-06-09 10:08:43 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋