Nomen

der Historiker

historian

Ein berühmter Historiker hielt einen Vortrag.

A famous historian gave a lecture.

Der Historiker erforscht die Vergangenheit.

The historian researches the past.

((as subject)) to be used as a subject A historian writes a book.

Synonyms: Geschichtsforscher (history researcher), Geschichtsschreiber (historiographer)

From Greek 'historía' meaning 'inquiry, knowledge'. The '-iker' suffix denotes a person, similar to English '-er'.

Sounds very similar to 'historian'. Just remember the German '-iker' ending for professions.

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