when did historian become a professional occupation?
late nineteenth century
where?
Germany and elsewhere
what trial is mentioned?
"Irving v Penguin Books and Lipstadt"
what did the court need?
legal precedent
for what?
constituted an objective historian
can historians study pre-history?
Yes
what are they specifically called?
historian of prehistory
what do you need to have now to regarded as a historian these days?
graduate degrees
can amateurs be referred to as historians?
Yes
was there legal precedent before the Irving V Pengquin Books and Lipstadt trial?
No