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Collocations for historian - noun

ADJECTIVE

distinguished, eminent, great, leading, noted, respected
a talk given by an eminent social historian
serious
No serious historian today accepts this theory.
academic, professional
amateur
official
the official historian of the United States Army
presidential (esp. AmE)
contemporary, future
The oldest tradition goes back to the contemporary historian John Foxe.
What will future historians make of the late 20th century?
ancient, medieval, modern
She is a writer as well as a distinguished modern historian.
local
architectural, art, church, cultural, economic, film, legal, literary, military, political, social, etc.
revisionist
Revisionist historians have questioned the accepted version of events.

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