<P> A historian is a person who researches , 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 . If the individual is concerned with events preceding written history , the individual is an 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 publications or training and experience . `` Historian '' became a professional occupation in the late nineteenth century as research universities were emerging in Germany and elsewhere . </P>
<P> A historian is a person who researches , 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 . If the individual is concerned with events preceding written history , the individual is an 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 publications or training and experience . `` Historian '' became a professional occupation in the late nineteenth century as research universities were emerging in Germany and elsewhere . </P>
scholar who studies and writes about the historical past
scholar who studies and writes about the historical past
historian
historian