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Illuminating the Meaning of History through the Lens of Historians
Here are the few definitions by historians.
Marcus Cicero: “History is the witness of the times, the light of truth, the life of memory, the teacher of life, the messenger of antiquity.”

E.H. Carr: “History is an unending dialogue between the present and the past and the chief function of a historian is to master and understand the past as a key to the understanding of the present.”

Thomas Charlyle : “World History is a biography of great men”.

Prof. G. J. Renier: “History is the memories of societies.”

Prof. G.R. Elton: “History is concerned with all those human sayings, thoughts, deeds and sufferings which occurred in the past and have left present deposit; and it deals with them from the point of view of happening change and particular done in the past”

Prof. A.L. Rowse: “History is essentially the record of the life of men in societies in their geographical and their physical environments. Their social and cultural environments arise from the interaction of the one with the other, the society and its geographical condition.”

Aristotle: 'History is an account of the unchanging past'

K. Kris Hirst: "History is the study of the human past as it is described in written documents left behind by humans."

Voltaire: "History is nothing but a pack of tricks we play on the dead."
Burckhardt: "History is the record of what one ages finds worthy of note in another".

H.G. Wells : Human history in essence is the history of ideas

Henry Johnson: History is the detailed account of the events that have taken place.

Arthur Marwick : The bodies of knowledge about the past produced by historians, together with everything that is involved in the production, communication of, and teaching about that knowledge.

History is simply defining as the study of a series of events of human past from written, visual, and spoken sources with the analysis and interpretation.

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Remember that we mentioned few historians, then the question is who is a historian. Let's define who is an historian.

Who is a Historian: Historians collect and evaluate information from many primary sources to answer questions about historical events, a process known as the historical method. They may analyze written records, physical artifacts, and other types of evidence during the course of their investigations.A historian is a person who 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.
A historian is a person who specializes in the discipline of History. They aimed to research, study, analyze, interpret the historical sources of past humanity. They can specialize in particular geographies, events, or periods of history. Historians differently than other people must be objective and must refer to facts avoiding opinions or any form of bias. They started with their investigation with many questions that they are collecting historical data from different types of historical sources to analyze and interpret. Then they are organizing data and preparing this organizing data to present historical accounts and findings in the form of published papers, books, and conferences. Historians are not working alone. They are consulting and collaborating with groups, organizations, museums and foundations to promote activities, organize conferences and exhibitions. They can also interview with people to gather information of life events of individuals; and documenting and organizing information. Though they analyze and document historical data, they should be analytical and identify issues and resolve problems in a timely manner using critical thinking and good judgment.

History is life

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