historian
scholar who deals with the exploration and presentation of history
military historian
person whose principal occupation or training is in military history
prehistorian
archaeologist who is engaged in prehistory
local historian
someone who researches their local area's history
genealogist
person specializing in genealogy
historiographer
person who is officially responsible for writing the story of an entity
numismatist
person studying currencies, coins or paper money
medievalist
historian, scientist or expert in medieval studies
heraldist
expert in the field of heraldry
logographer
historical profession
Egyptologist
person who studies Ancient Egypt and its antiquities
art historian
humanist who is engaged in history of art
classical scholar
person who studies classics, the culture of (mainly) Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome
public historian
historian who fosters the general public's engagement with history
historian of religion
humanist who is engaged in history of religion
orientalist
person who studies Oriental cultures
literary historian
humanist who is engaged in history of literature
historian of science
humanist who is engaged in history of science
source critic
scientist evaluating the quality of sources
historian of ideas
historian specialized on the history of ideas
epigrapher
person who practices epigraphy
economic historian
humanist who is engaged in economic history
biographer
person who creates biographies
legal historian
humanist who is engaged in history of law
contemporary historian
person who studies the latest era of history up to the present day; depending on the definition this era is starting from between 1914 and 1915 or from approximately 1945
chronicler
writer of a chronicle
philosophy historian
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