CultureAugust 5, 2026
historiography
his-TOR-ee-OG-ruh-fee
Definition
The study of the methods, theories, and development of historical writing and interpretation.
Etymology
Derived from the Greek words 'historia' (history or inquiry) and 'graphia' (writing). It entered English in the late 18th century to describe the craft and academic tradition of writing history.
In the news
The article states that Robin Middleton's scholarship significantly reshaped the historiography of nineteenth-century architecture by fundamentally changing how the field interprets and writes about its past.
Robin Middleton, the Historian Who Changed How Architecture Reads Its Past, Dies at 94
Read the full article ↗Architect Magazine