Historian Famous Names Starting with Letter N

Was a prominent Armenian historian, specialist of Byzantine studies and philologist.

Was a prominent Armenian historian, specialist of Byzantine studies and philologist.

Was a Romanian Wallachian soldier, historian, journalist, and leader of the 1848 Wallachian Revoluti

Was a Romanian Wallachian soldier, historian, journalist, and leader of the 1848 Wallachian Revolution.

Was an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian ethnologist and collector of Romanian folklore. His main work,

Was an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian ethnologist and collector of Romanian folklore. His main work, for which he is chiefly remembered, was the posthumously printed Dacia Preistorica (1913), with a preface contributed by C. I. Istrati; in Dacia Preistorica Densusianu combined the studies of folklore and comparative religion with archaeology to construct a theory about the Prehistoric cultures of Dacia. The work has drawn criticism for unprofessionalism and evidence of nationalism, and for standing at the source of Protochronism.[1]

Was a Romanian historian, university professor, literary critic, memorialist, playwright, poet, and

Was a Romanian historian, university professor, literary critic, memorialist, playwright, poet, and politician. He served as a member of Parliament, as President of the post-World-War-I National Assembly, as minister, and (1931-32) as Prime Minister. He was co-founder (in 1910) of the Democratic Nationalist Party and was ultimately assassinated by fascist Iron Guard (legionnaire) commandos.

Was a mariner, marine historian and the founding director of the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic.He

Was a mariner, marine historian and the founding director of the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic.He was born on July 5, 1924 in Holzminden, Germany. Jannasch served with coastal forces in the German navy in World War Two. After the war he sailed in merchant ships, most notably the four-masted barque Passat during the last grain race. He married Barbara Dierig in 1952 and the couple emigrated to Halifax, Nova Scotia. Jannasch became the first director of the Maritime Museum of Canada in 1959 and oversaw its growth to become the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic and move to a large waterfront location in 1981. He retired in 1982 but continued to go to sea and contribute to marine scholarship in many ways. His deep knowledge and tireless contribution to many heritage organizations and made him "an icon of the maritime history fraternity in Canada and aboard." Jannasch died at his home in Seabright, Nova Scotia on November 9, 2001. He is commemorated by a replica sailing sloop named Windekilde at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic.

Was a Scottish historian and author.From childhood onwards, Tranter took a great interest in castles

Was a Scottish historian and author.From childhood onwards, Tranter took a great interest in castles and their associated history. As a result, in 1935, at age 25, he published his first book, The Fortalices and Early Mansions of Southern Scotland. Encouraged by his wife, he wrote his first novel, In Our Arms Our Fortune, which was rejected by the publishers. However, Trespass soon followed and was accepted by The Moray Press. Unfortunately, they went bankrupt soon after its publication in 1937, and he didn't receive any payment. Over the next few years, he wrote several more novels in the same vein: light-hearted romantic adventures about imaginary characters. These had varied settings, from modern-day Europe to historical Scotland. Tranter also wrote several westerns under the pseudonym Nye Tredgold to provide additional income for his family, and a dozen children's books -adventure stories aimed at 8-10 year olds.

Was a famous Georgian historian and public benefactor. He born in Tbilisi. His father was a noted Ge

Was a famous Georgian historian and public benefactor. He born in Tbilisi. His father was a noted Georgian historian, Academician Simon Janashia (1900-1947)

In 2000 research scholarschip of The De Brzezie Lanckoro?ski Foundation in London. In 2000-2002 rese

In 2000 research scholarschip of The De Brzezie Lanckoro?ski Foundation in London. In 2000-2002 research grant of Polish Committee of Scientific Research "The stereotype of freemasonry in Polish political thought 1918-1939". He defended PhD thesis entitled "A stereotype of a Freemason in Polish political thought 1918-1939" in the Institute of History, University of Wroclaw.