单词 | historiographer |
释义 | historiographern. 1. a. A writer of history; a chronicler, annalist, or historian. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > historical narrative > [noun] > historian historian?a1439 historierc1449 storierc1449 story writer?c1475 histographera1513 historician1531 historiographer1542 historic1599 historianess1683 memorialist1711 logographer1846 logograph1862 1542 N. Udall in tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes f. 160v Valerius Maximus, and the other Historiographiers. 1611 T. Coryate Crambe 34 Carthaginians..haue bene branded by many classicall historiographers with the infamous marke of eternall dishonour. 1669 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. I i. Introd. 7 Pieces of Mythologie..so commun among the ancient Poets, and Historiographers. 1728 J. Morgan Compl. Hist. Algiers I. iv. 290 Why should these circumstances be mentioned by a Historiographer of such gravity? 1779 F. Hervey et al. Naval Hist. Great Brit. I. i. iv. 95 The historiographers of the city of London have, from their archives, found..customs of all foreign merchandize. 1825 C. Lamb in New Times 24 Oct. Inspire my spirit, spirit of Defoe... Historiographer of deathless Crusoe! 1865 Times 15 Nov. 12/6 Some of these bells..have upon them inscriptions which the local historiographers have strangely misread. 1938 Libr. Q. 8 44 Every possible subject was written about; every event found a hundred historiographers. 1993 A. Faulkes in A. Wolf Snorri Sturluson 71 Snorri must be the only major medieval historiographer of whom it can be said that he made hardly any use of Latin sources. b. spec. An official historian appointed in connection with a royal court or public institution; frequently in Historiographer Royal. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > historical narrative > [noun] > historian > official historiographc1450 story writer?c1475 historiographer1555 1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde iii. x. f. 144 Iohannes Aiora is brother to..the kynges historiographer [L. historici]. 1661 R. L'Estrange Notes upon J. Howell sig. B5v, in Modest Plea He writes himself Historiographer Royal, and tells his Tale to shew his Office: Yes, and a dainty Tale it is. 1691 A. Wood Athenæ Oxonienses II. 265 James Howell..was made the Kings Historiographer, being the first in England that bore that title. 1713 H. Wanley Let. 15 Dec. (1989) 284 I am acquainted that Mr Rymer Her Majesties Historiographer..deceased yesterday. 1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) II. 677 Rev. Dr. William Robertson..historiographer to his majesty for Scotland. 1811 Times 4 Mar. 3/4 How do you account..for your friend, Sir Home Popham's conduct, in engaging Mr. Finnerty to accompany the Scheldt exhibition as its historiographer? 1862 Fraser's Mag. July 123/1 The reign of William and Mary, when the office of ‘Historiographer’ Royal was conferred on..Thomas Rymer. 1874 L. Stephen in Alpine Jrnl. Feb. 354 I felt myself at liberty to accompany my friends in the humble character of historiographer. 1902 Times 22 May 3/4 The new editor of that journal, M. Gaston Calmette, who has constituted himself the historiographer of the visit. 2007 Evening News (Edinb.) (Nexis) 5 Jan. 20 The event on Wednesday at 6pm will be chaired by Professor Christopher Smout, Historiographer Royal in Scotland. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > study > person who writes on > [noun] > natural history historiographer1564 nature writer1901 1564 P. Moore Hope of Health i. vii. f. xvv This one example doth declare, whiche is written of auncient and credible Historiographiers. 1579 T. North tr. Plutarch Liues 1 Like as historiographers describing the world..doe..referre to the vttermost partes of their mappes [etc.]. 1600 J. Pory tr. J. Leo Africanus Geogr. Hist. Afr. ii. 339 The Historiographers affirme, that this kinde of wilde horses ranging up and downe the Arabian deserts [etc.]. 1635 J. Swan Speculum Mundi iv. §2. 73 Their tops are above the clouds and windes (as Historiographers do report it). 1817 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. II. xvii. 49 The great historiographer of ants..is M. P. Huber. 1854 Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 68 201 For a time, general and abstract researches will, and legitimately may, give place to the labors of the literal historiographer of nature. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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