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Jerome Chen FRSC (simplified Chinese: 陈志让; traditional Chinese: 陳志讓; pinyin: Chén Zhìràng) (b. 1919 in Chengdu, Sichuan, China) is a noted Chinese historian. He was a Chinese history professor at the York University in Toronto, Ontario
Mircea Eliade (March 9 [O.S. February 24] 1907 – April 22, 1986) was a Romanian historian of religion, fiction writer, philosopher, and professor at the University of Chicago. He was a leading interpreter of religious experience, who established
Max Gallo (born in Nice on 7 January 1932) is a French writer, historian and politician.
Hans-Ulrich Obrist (born 1968) is an art curator, critic and historian of art. He is Co-director of Exhibitions and Programmes and Director of International Projects at the Serpentine Gallery, London. Obrist is the author of The Interview Project, an
Zeev Sternhell (Hebrew: זאב שטרנהל, born 1935) is a Polish-born Israeli historian, political scientist, commentator on the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, and writer. He is one of the world’s leading experts on Fascism. Sternhell headed t
Gerda Hedwig Lerner (April 30, 1920 – January 2, 2013) was an Austrian-born American historian and author. In addition to her numerous scholarly publications, she wrote poetry, fiction, theater pieces, screenplays, and an autobiography. She served
Gerhard Scholem who, after his immigration from Germany to Israel, changed his name to Gershom Scholem (Hebrew: גרשם שלום) (December 5, 1897 – February 21, 1982), was a German-born Israeli philosopher and historian. He is widely regarded as
Michael Wallis (born October 7, 1945) is a voice actor, journalist and popular historian of the Western United States. He has written seventeen books, including Route 66: The Mother Road, about the historic highway U.S. Route 66. His work has also be
Prof. Dr. Hab. Jerzy Strzelczyk (born 1941 in Poznań) is Polish historian, professor at the Adam Mickiewicz University.
Charles Rollin (30 January 1661 – 14 December 1741) was a French historian and educator. He was born in Paris.
Niall Campbell Ferguson (/ˈniːl ˈfɜr.ɡə.sən/; born 18 April 1964) is a British historian from Scotland. He is the Laurence A. Tisch Professor of History at Harvard University. He is also a Senior Research Fellow of Jesus College, University of