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From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. An historian is an individual who studies and writes about history, 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 events in time. If the individual is concerned with events preceding written history, the individual is a historian of prehistory. Although "historian" can be used to describe amateur and professional historians alike, it is reserved more recently for those who have acquired graduate degrees in the discipline. Some historians, though, are recognized by equivalent training and experience in the field. "Historian" became a professional occupation in the late nineteenth century at roughly the same time that physicians also set standards for who could enter the field. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License What are some requirements to becoming a historian? Q. I'm doing the American Heritage merit badge for scouts and I need to know how to become a historian. I need stuff like college degrees, expierience, you know. Stuff like that . Asked by TR R - Wed Jun 18 11:38:09 2008 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments A. A professional historian: 1. speaks and reads at least two languages. 2. has had courses in logic and historiography (how to write history). 3. has an above average to superior command of the English (or his own) language because he must write clearly and succinctly utilizing evidence he has aquired to make his point. 4. Must be able to aquire, handle, and organize large amounts of evidence to make his point on history. 5. Must be able to do public speaking in front of a large audience full of either the public, students, or very important people. Therefore the historian must have a clear and intelligible speaking voice. 6. The historian must be able to present his evidence to people in a second or third language. 7. The… [cont.] Answered by Desk3Bound - Wed Jun 18 12:03:16 2008 What exactly does a historian do? Q. If i was to become a historian,what would i expect in my proffesion? Asked by johnarevalo14 - Wed Jan 10 21:05:34 2007 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments A. Progression of man through the ages. Research for a library or be a history teacher to name a few. Answered by robert m - Wed Jan 10 21:14:25 2007 If you are a historian would you still write the same history?
Q. Truth varies and point of views have different angles. Some people just read life and never experience it. Relying much and emulating the same shadow without creating their own path. Would you write the same history like our forefathers wrote it? Would you have the same perspective as they had theirs? Do you want to claim the truth that was written in the past than thriving to be original and write your own truth? History is subject to amend and revise? If history repeats itself, how will you write it now? Asked by ma.isabel z - Sat Sep 29 23:59:18 2007 - - 8 Answers - 0 Comments A. History is alive and dynamic, always changing. I begin with the premise, "there is no such thing as a fact". I question long-standing generally accepted 'opinions'. I search for alternate perspectives. For example, a famous battle from the written historical accounts in contrast to personal naratives in the diaries and letters of soldiers who fought in the battle. Some of the greatest influencers of historical events have hardly been studied at all, like the influence of drunkenness (Sam Houston) of the primary participants on the outcome of events. How about the influence of sex on the outcome of historical events? Were battles lost because a general was too busy with his mistress to conduct battle? (Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna). … [cont.] Answered by WESS LB - Sun Sep 30 00:33:48 2007 From Yahoo Answer Search: "historian" History is the study of human behavior through time. When used as the name of a field of study, history refers to the study and interpretation of past humans, families and societies as preserved primarily through written sources. Sourced
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From Wikiquote under the GNU Free Documentation License.  news.google.com Broward New Times Now a local group of historic preservationists headed by attorney and historian Harvey Oyer III are hoping to take over the 1917 house and restore it to its ... news.google.com Bernama bukit mertajam, Oct 22 (Bernama) -- Historian and academician Prof Emeritus Tan Sri Dr Khoo Kay Kim has called on the government to restructure the national ... and more » news.google.com Daily Citizen Potter, a historian and curator at Circa, a history guild and museum in Alpharetta, spoke to a gathering at Dalton State College on Thursday as part of the ... and more » From Google News Search: "historian"  travelpost.com 375px x 500px | 30.90kB [source page] View All Reviews for Historian Inn Photo posted Apr 20 08 From Yahoo Image Search: "historian"  openyoureyesnews.com The Historian ue, 06 Oct 2009 10:36:15 GM The . Historian. - The Russian KGB and the East German Stasi must be kicking themselves that they didn't think up this great police state competition. Tags: big brother, Europe, The 10 Steps ...  heraldonline.com unknown Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:49:44 GM A bust will be unveiled on Saturday to honor Edwin C. Bearss, a national . historian. who contributed to the restoration of the USS Cairo, a Civil War-era Union gunboat now preserved at the Vicksburg National Military Park.  socalminds.com Craig Matsuda Wed, 30 Sep 2009 07:52:00 GM Matthew Ross, the . historian. for AAA, will talk about the origins, engineering and "back story" politics that shaped the highways that Los Angeles residents can't live without but, increasingly, are learning to love less and less. ... From Google Blog Search: "historian" |
