Collocations for historian - noun
ADJ.
distinguished, eminent, great, leading, respected
a talk given by an eminent social historian
a talk given by an eminent social historian
serious
No serious historian today accepts this theory.
No serious historian today accepts this theory.
academic, professional | amateur | official
the official historian of the Labour Party
the official historian of the Labour Party
contemporary, early, future
The oldest tradition goes back to the contemporary historian John Foxe. | What will future historians make of the late twentieth century?
The oldest tradition goes back to the contemporary historian John Foxe. | What will future historians make of the late twentieth century?
ancient, medieval, modern
She is a writer as well as a distinguished modern historian.
She is a writer as well as a distinguished modern historian.
local | family | art, church, cultural, economic, human, literary, military, political, social, etc. | revisionist
Revisionist historians have questioned the accepted version of events.
Revisionist historians have questioned the accepted version of events.