historiografians
Historiografians are scholars who specialize in historiography, the study of how history is written: its methods, sources, and narratives. Unlike historians who primarily produce historical narratives, historiografians examine the discipline itself—how historical knowledge is produced, framed, and contested across time and cultures.
Derived from Greek historia (history) and graphein (to write), historiography encompasses critical analysis of sources, archival
Practices include evaluating primary documents, tracing how later generations reinterpret earlier events, and surveying historiographical debates
Historically, modern historiography emerged in the 18th and 19th centuries with figures such as Ranke and Niebuhr
Historiografians contribute to understanding how knowledge of the past is constructed and transmitted, inform debates about