List of historians by area of study
This is a list of historians categorized by their area of study. See also List of historians.
By time period
- Ram Sharan Sharma (born 1919) - early medieval History of India.
- Hakim Syed Zillur Rahman - historian of medieval medicine
- Placido Puccinelli (1609–1685, Italian) - Northern Italy in the 10th century and the Florentine church
- Marc Bloch (1886–1944, French) - Medieval France
- John Boswell (1947–1994, American) - Homosexuality in the Middle Ages
- Norman Cantor (1930–2004)
- Georges Duby (1924–1996, French) - Specialized in the history of France between the Capets and the Valois
- François-Louis Ganshof (1895–1980), Belgian - wrote on early medieval institutional history and feudalism
- Patrick Geary - early Middle Ages
- Geoffrey of Monmouth
- Geraldis Cambrensis
- Johan Huizinga (1872–1945, Dutch) - cultural history, Wrote 'Waning of the Middle Ages'
- Jacques Le Goff (1924, French) - Middle Ages, particularly the 12th and 13th centuries
- Rev. F. X. Martin (Irish) - Mediævalist and campaigner
- Rosamond McKitterick - Frankish and Carolingian history
- Henri Pirenne (1862–1935) - the "Pirenne Thesis" of early Medieval development
- Eileen Power - Middle Ages
- Miri Rubin - social and religious history, 1100-1500
- Steven Runciman (1903–2000) - the Crusades
- Richard Southern (1912–2001)
- Sidney Painter
- John Julius Norwich
- John Tolan
- Chris Wickham
- Retha Warnicke
- Pierre Bonnasie
- Aaron Gurevich
- Eric Christiansen
- Michael Prestwich
By nation or geographical area
North America
See also List of Canadian historians.
See also Category:Historians of the United States
- Stephen Ambrose (1936–2002) - Biographer of Presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower and Richard M. Nixon
- Edward L. Ayers - U.S. South
- George Bancroft (1800–1891) - wrote first large-scale history of the US
- Charles A. Beard (1874–1948) - revisionist history of Founding Fathers suggesting monetary motivations
- William Brandon (1914–2002), historian of the American West and Native Americans.
- Alan Brinkley - Historian of the Great Depression
- Bruce Catton - American Civil War
- Nancy Cott - Women, the family, and marriage
- William Cronon - American environmental history, the frontier in New England, and the American West
- J. Frank Dobie - historian of Texas and the Southwestern United States
- David Herbert Donald
- W. E. B. Du Bois - historian of the Reconstruction
- Drew Gilpin Faust - Civil War, culture of death, and the Confederacy
- Donald Fixico - Urban Indian identity
- Eric Foner - Civil War and Reconstruction
- Shelby Foote - (1916–2005) - American Civil War
- John Hope Franklin - historian of African Americans
- John A. Garraty
- Elizabeth Fox-Genovese Southern slavery, women's history
- Richard Hofstadter (1916–1970) - Progressivism and U.S. political history
- Peter Iverson - 20th century U.S. West/Native American history (emphasis in Navajo history)
- Paul Johnson - (born 1928) - author of A History of the American People and a biographer of George Washington
- Winthrop Jordan- African-American history
- David Lavender (1910–2003) - Western U.S.
- David McCullough (born 1933) - general study, most notable work is recent biography of John Adams
- James M. McPherson - American Civil War
- Pauline Maier (b.1938) - Late Colonial, Revolution, Constitution
- D. W. Meinig - geographic history of America
- Gary Moulton - edited Lewis and Clark journals (The Definitive Nebraska Edition)
- David Nasaw - biography and U.S. cultural history
- Francis Parkman - Historian of the French and Indian War
- Harry W. Pfanz - American Civil War
- Dominic Sandbrook (born 1974) - political history of the 1960s and 1970s
- Arthur Schlesinger Sr.
- Arthur Schlesinger Jr.
- Cornelius Cole Smith, Jr. (1913–2004) - historian of Arizona, California and the Southwestern United States
- Jean Edward Smith (born 1932) - biography, foreign policy, political economy, constitutional law, legal history, and politics
- Frederick Jackson Turner (1861–1932) - Developed the Frontier Thesis
- Frank Vandiver
- Alexander Scott Withers - Primary accounts of colonial western Virginia conflicts
- C. Vann Woodward (1908–1999) - Southern United States
- Howard Zinn (1922–2010) - Political scientist and historian of the United States, often critical of common policies.
Latin America
See also Category:Historians of Latin America
Chile
Europe
History of the British Empire
- See also List of historians of the French Revolution.
- Tírechán, fl. late 7th century
- Muirchu moccu Machtheni, fl. late 7th century
- Flann Mainistrech, died 25 November 1056
- John Clyn, fl. 1333 - 1349
- Seán Mór Ó Dubhagáin, d.1372
- Adhamh Ó Cianáin
- Gilla Isa Mor mac Donnchadh MacFhirbhisigh, fl. 1390–1418
- Pilip Ballach Ó Duibhgeannáin, fl. 1579–1590
- Geoffrey Keating
- Mícheál Ó Cléirigh, c. 1590–1643
- Dubhaltach MacFhirbhisigh, fl. 1643 - 1671
- Sir James Ware, 1594–1666
- Mary Bonaventure Browne, Poor Clare and historian, b. after 1610, d. after 1670
- Ruaidhrí Ó Flaithbheartaigh, 1629–1718
- Eugene O'Curry, 20 November 1794 – 30 July 1862
- John O'Donovan, 25 July 1806 – 10 December 1861
- Father Paul Walsh, 19 June 1885 – 18 June 1941
- Dermot MacDermot, 1906–1989
- Kathleen Hughes, d. 20 April 1977
- F.X. Martin, 1922 – 13 February 2000
- Brian Farrell b. 1929
- Francis John Byrne b. 1934
- Kenneth Nicholls
- Dáibhí Ó Cróinín
- Ann Buckley
- Nollaig Ó Muraíle
- Catherine Swift
- Ailbhe MacShamhráin
- Roger Absalom Sheffield Hallam University : Resistance, Fascism, Modern Italian History
- Lorenzo Arnone Sipari, Social and Environmental Italian History
- Piero Bevilacqua Università di Roma "Sapienza : The Italian South
- R.J.B. Bosworth University of Western Australia, Reading University UK : Fascism, Mussolini,Historiography of Fascism
- Giorgio Candeloro Modern Italian History
- Patrick Anthony Cavaliere Laurentian University / Università di Roma "Sapienza"/ Fascism
- Martin Clark University of Edinburgh: Modern Italian History
- Simona Colarizi Università di Roma "Sapienza : Modern Italian History
- Enzo Collotti Università di Firenze: Fascism
- Paul Corner Fascism
- Benedetto Croce Philosophy of History, Modern Italian History
- Vincent Cronin Renaissance Art and Sicily
- Costantino De Felice Abruzzo, Molise
- Renzo De Felice Fascism, biographer of Mussolini
- Alexander De Grand Fascism
- Victoria De Grazia Fascism, Women under Fascism
- Giovanni De Luna Action Party
- John Dickie Italian South, Italian nationalism and national identities, cultural history of liberal Italy, cultural and critical theory, organized crime, Italian food.
- Jonathan Dunnage Modern Italian Social History
- Christopher Duggan Modern Italian History
- John Foot Modern Italy History, The City
- Emilio Gentile Fascism
- Antonio Gibelli First World War
- Paul Ginsborg Università di Firenze: Postwar Italian History, Venetian revolution 1848
- Carlo Ginzburg Witchcraft and Agrarian cults, Microhistory
- M Isnenghi First World War, Fascism
- Adrian Lyttelton Fascism, Modern Italian History
- Robert Lumley The Italian South
- Salvatore Lupo Fascism,The Mafia
- Philip Morgan Fascism
- Luisa Passerini Oral History, Fascism
- Claudio Pavone Italian fascism, World War II and of antifascism.
- John Pollard The Church and Fascism
- Giuliano Procacci Modern Italian History
- Lucy Riall The Risorgimento, Garibaldi, Sicily
- Gaetano Salvemini Fascism, The French Revolution
- Christopher Seton-Watson Modern Italian History
- Denis Mack Smith Italian Modern History
- F M Snowden Modern Italian History, Fascism
- Nicola Tranfaglia Modern Italian History, Fascism, Anti-fascism Historiography
- Perry Willson University of Dundee: Fascism, Women under fascism
- James Crawford, 1681–1682
- William Turner, 1682
- James Fall, 1682
- Christopher Irving, 1686–1693
- William Dunlop, 1693–1700
- Daniel Campbell, 1700–1704
- David Crawford, 1704–1708
- David Sympsone, 1708–1709
- William Robertson, 1763–1793
- John Gillies, 1793–1836
- George Brodie, 1836–1867
- John Hill Burton, 1867–1881
- William Forbes Skene, 1881–1893
- David Masson, 1893–1908
- Peter Hume Brown, 1908–1919
- Robert Rait, 1919–1930
- Robert Kerr Hannay, FRSE, 1930–1940
- Henry William Meikle, 1940–1958
- J. D. Mackie, OBE, 1958–1978
- Gordon Donaldson, CBE, 1979–1993
- Christopher Smout, CBE, 1993–present
- Ida Altman - Early modern Spain, colonial Latin America
- Maria Luisa Ávila–Medieval History, Spain, History of Muslim Spain, Women's History
- Robert I. Burns–Spain, Medieval History, History of Muslim Spain, Visigothic Spain
- Brian A Catlos–Spain, Medieval History, History of Muslim Spain
- Roger Collins–Medieval History, Spain, Visigothic Spain, History of Muslim Spain
- Olivia Remie Constable–Spain, Medieval History, Commercial History
- Hipólito Escolar–Spain, History of the Book
- Pierre Guichard–Spain, Medieval History, Visigothic Spain, History of Muslim Spain
- S.I Imamuddin–Spain, Medieval History, History of Muslim Spain
- Manuela Marin–Women's History, Social History, Spain, History of Muslim Spain
- Julian Ribera y Tarragó–Spain, History of the Book, Medieval History, History of Muslim Spain
- Samuel Miklos Stern–Spain, History of the Book, Medieval History, History of Muslim Spain, Literary History
Asia
The Middle East
South Asia
History of the Indian Subcontinent
History of India
History of Pakistan
History of Pakhtunkhwa and Afghanistan
- Fazal-ur-Rahim Marwat, Dr.
- Razia Sultana, Dr.
- Syed Minhaj-ul-Hassan, Dr.
- Sayed Wiqar Ali Shah, Dr.
South-East Asia
Far East
Africa
- Larry Yarak
- Clapperton Mavhunga
- David Cohen
- Nancy Rose Hunt
By historical viewpoint
- Pentecostal Movement in Britain & Ireland
- Rob Brettle (born 1963) Co-founder Christian Mission Historical Society
- Harry Hayes - founder Salvation Army Philatelic Society
- Glenn Horridge - Co-founder Christian Mission Historical Society
- Niall Ferguson, Virtual History: Alternatives and Counterfactuals (1997).
Anarchist
- Paul Avrich, USA 1931-2006. (Oral-)History of the US and Russia
- David Berry, France, Movement in France.
- Murray Bookchin USA 1921-2006.Writer; Founder of "Social Ecology"
- Ronald Creagh Editor of "Research on Anarchism" the interactive website/data base in various languages. (France)
- Hans Jürgen Degen, Germany, Writer, Editor of "Lexikon der Anarchie"
- Sam Dolgoff USA 1902-1990, writer, activist, co-founder of Anarcho-Syndicalist Review.
- Sébastien Faure France, Encyclopedie Anarchiste, 4 volumes (1932–34)
- Joao Freire, Portugal, Movement of Portugal/CGT.
- Sharif Gemie, editor of "Anarchist Studies" (United Kingdom)
- David Goodway, (UK, writer, editor)
- Daniel Guérin, France 1904-1988. writer, editor Libertarian Communist
- Robert Graham, (USA, writer, editor)
- Andrej Grubacic, Bulgarian history and Anarchism, lecturer at University of San Francisco.
- Peter Marshall, England 1946, historian, philosopher, writer (of 'Demanding the Impossible. A History of Anarchism, 1992).
- Chuck W. Morse, USA, Writer, Founder of "Institute for Anarchist Studies/IAS.
- Max Nettlau, 1865-1944, Austria, writer of "Geschichte der Anarchie", seven volumes.
- Barry Pateman
- Alex Prichard
- Abel Paz, (Spain, Civilwar, Durruti, CNT/FAI)
- José Peirats, (Spain, Historian of the CNT/FAI)
- Jochen Schmück, Germany, Publisher, Founder of DadA - Datenbank des deutschsprachigen Anarchismus, webdata of German languages books on Anarchism and dadaweb.de.
- Alexandre Skirda
- Peter Staudenmaier
- Horst Stowasser, Germany, Founder of "AnArchiv", Anarchistisches Dokumentationszentrum, Writer.
- Antonio Tellez
- Dana Ward, Founder of "Anarchist Archives", Online Research on the History and Theory of Anarchism, (USA).
- George Woodcock
- Howard Zinn
By general category
Environmental history
- David Hogan Professor of Education at the University of Tasmania.
Media history
History of newspapers and magazines, History of radio, History of television, and History of the Internet
- Albert Abramson (born 1922)
- Asa Briggs (born 1921)
- Knut Hickethier (born 1945)
- Frank J. Kahn (born 1938)
Academic protagonists in Australia's "history wars"
History of ideas, literature, and philosophy
History of international relations
- Harry Elmer Barnes
- Herbert Butterfield
- E. H. Carr
- Gordon A. Craig
- John Lewis Gaddis, historian of the Cold War.
- Ragnhild Hatton, historian of 17th and 18th century international relations
- Klaus Hildebrand
- Andreas Hillgruber
- Paul Kennedy, British historian, author of influential "The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers"
- William L. Langer, (1896–1977)
- Eduard Mark
- Arno J. Mayer
- W.N. Medlicott
- Lewis Bernstein Namier
- Paul W. Schroeder, US historian, 19c European International Relations
- Jean Edward Smith
- A.J.P. Taylor (1906–1990) - Historian of European International Relations
- Harold Temperley, (1879–1939), British historian, Cambridge, 19c and early 20c century diplomatic history, "British Documents on the Origins of the War, 1898-1914" (ed.)
- Ernest Llewellyn Woodward, (1890–1971)
- Michael Adas, colonialism and imperialism, global history
- Vincent Cronin
- Allen G. Debus, chemistry and medicine
- A. Hunter Dupree, botany; U.S. government policy on science and technology
- Peter Galison, physics, philosophy, objectivity
- John L. Heilbron, physics, quantification, astronomy, religion and science
- Richard L. Hills, technology, steam power
- Thomas P. Hughes, technology
- Evelyn Fox Keller, science and gender, biology
- Melvin Kranzberg, technology
- Daniel J. Kevles, science and politics, physics, biology, eugenics
- Thomas Kuhn, physics, "paradigm shifts"
- Stephen F. Mason, science
- David F. Noble, science & technology-based industrial development
- Abraham Pais, physics
- Theodore M. Porter
- A. I. Sabra, optics, Islamic science
- George Sarton
- Nathan Sivin, history of science in China
- M. Norton Wise
Social history
World history