contemporary historian
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcontemporaryandhistorian
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contemporary
adjective
uk/kənˈtem.pər.ər.i/us/kənˈtem.pə.rer.i/
existing or happening now, and therefore ...
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historian
noun[C]
uk/hɪˈstɔː.ri.ən/us/hɪˈstɔːr.i.ən/
someone who writes about or ...
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(Definition ofcontemporaryandhistorianfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Acontemporaryhistoriannoted the merciless exercise of his authority.
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He was, acontemporaryhistorianwrote, the single most powerful person in the area for the first two decades of the century.
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Why do political scientists and contemporary historians insist on a clearer 'articulation' or 'acknowledgement' of power?
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So there is much work here for contemporary historians.
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There are contemporary historians who oppose this view.
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Most contemporary historians explicitly reject the naive concept of progress implied in the "grand narrative" of modern science as a timeless success story.
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These are, apparently for contemporary historians, merely the givens of 'community' or 'culture'.
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It is a question that concerns a number of contemporary historians.
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Such descriptions have been challenged by contemporary historians.
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As most contemporary historians, he holds a more moderate position.
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These local histories now provide useful primary data for contemporary historians and genealogists.
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Most contemporary historians accept this as evidence of his origins.
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Most contemporary historians of science now reject the conflict thesis in its original form and no longer support it.
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Contemporary historians consider even this date too early.
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Many contemporary historians accept that these alleged artifacts date from the nineteenth century, and are thus inauthentic.
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These letters provide an outstanding record of the lives of a class of settler that were largely neglected by contemporary historians and record-keepers.
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Considerable physical strength and endurance is attested to by the almost ceaseless military campaigns described by contemporary historians and poets.
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Contemporary historians have treated him as a controversial figure.
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