Historiens (en. Historians)

/is.tɔ.ʁjɛ̃/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

A person who studies or writes about history.

Historians analyze past events.

Les historiens analysent les événements passés.

A researcher interested in a particular aspect of history.

This historian focuses on medieval history.

Cet historien se concentre sur l'histoire médiévale.

An expert who gives lectures on history.

Historians share their research in academic conferences.

Les historiens partagent leurs recherches dans des conférences académiques.

From the Greek 'historia', which means investigation, narrative.

history written by the victors

Expression meaning that often history is told from the perspective of the winners.

histoire écrite par les vainqueurs

to make history

To create events or narratives that will be significant for the future.

faire l'histoire

to tell the story

To describe past events in a narrative way.

raconter l'histoire

historical

Related to history or having historical significance.

historique

history

The study of past events.

histoire

chronology

Discipline that studies the order of events in time.

chronologie

Historian in search of truth

This historian is always looking for new evidence.

Cet historien est toujours à la recherche de nouvelles preuves.

Techno-historian

He is so immersed in his research that one could call him a techno-historian.

Il est tellement immergé dans ses recherches qu'on pourrait l'appeler un techno-historien.