historiographer
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iˈɒg noun
1.
a historian, especially one appointed to write an official history of a group, period, or institution.
2.
an official historian, as of a court, institution, or cultural or learned society.
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| 1. | a historian, esp one concerned with historical method and the writings of other historians |
| 2. | a historian employed to write the history of a group or public institution |
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His example in this respect was not without its effect upon more than one historiographer of the next generation.
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