This is a list of historians.
The names are grouped by order of the historical period in which they were writing, which is not necessarily the same as the period in which they specialize
Chroniclers and annalists, though they are not historians in the true sense, are also listed here for convenience.
See also: List of historians by area of study, List of historians of the French Revolution, English historians in the Middle Ages
Read more about List Of Historians: Historians and Chroniclers of The Ancient World, Historians and Chroniclers of The Medieval World
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