Historian

Overview

Historians research the history of human activity and prepare accounts of findings.

Day-to-day

• assembles historical data by consulting sources of information such as historical indexes and catalogues, archives, court records, diaries, newspaper files and other materials
• organises, authenticates, evaluates and interprets historical, political, sociological, anthropological and linguistic data
• undertakes historical and cultural research into human activity, and prepares and presents research findings.