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Sign in to saveright|thumb|Herodotus () was a Greek historian who lived in the fifth century BC and one of the earliest historians whose work survives.
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A historian is someone who studies and writes about the past, using sources and evidence to understand how people lived and what happened in previous times. Historians like Herodotus, an ancient Greek scholar from the fifth century BC whose writings still survive today, help us learn about earlier civilizations and events that shaped the world we live in now.
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- Objectivity
- Among historians
- Ancient historians
- Modern historians
- Legal cases
- History analysis
- Historiography
- Ancient
- Enlightenment
- 19th century
- Professionalization in Germany
- 20th century
- Historical editing
- Education and profession
- "Amateur" historians
- See also
- References
- Citations
- Sources
- Further reading
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right|thumb|Herodotus () was a Greek historian who lived in the fifth century BC and one of the earliest historians whose work survives.
A historian is a scholar who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. Some historians are recognized by publications or training and experience. "Historian" became a professional occupation in the late nineteenth century as research universities were emerging in Germany. The professionalization process spread to Japan, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Russia, Scandinavia, Greece, Romania, and Latin America, with each adapting the German model with local modifications.