Medievalist
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[edit] Scholarly occupation
- Further information: List of historians by area of study#Medieval history
A medievalist is a historian or other scholar who specializes in medieval history or medieval studies. One of the most famous medievalists in the 20th century is the Italian scholar Umberto Eco.
[edit] Fictional use
In Isaac Asimov's classic science-fiction novel The Caves of Steel, a "medievalist" is someone, in the future society described in the novel, who is basically nostalgic for the good old days of the long-ago primitive 20th century.
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