A historian is someone who studies, writes about, and interprets the past. Historians use a variety of sources, such as documents, artifacts, and oral histories, to construct narratives and analyses of historical events.
They often specialize in particular periods, regions, or themes. Historians play a crucial role in shaping our understanding of history, but their work is also shaped by their own perspectives, the sources available to them, and the questions they seek to answer.
Fernand Braudel, a French historian, is known for his work on the Mediterranean and for pioneering the Annales School, which emphasized long-term social history over political events.
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