Ocupation: Author
Life: 1915 - 1978
Birthday: 1915
Death: 1978
History attempts to provide society with an artificial collective memory.
Topics: Memories, Collective Memory, History
[T]he historian and the detective have much in common.
Topics: History, Detectives, Common
A historian is interested in the past because he is interested in life... a deeply felt need to assure the continuity of human life and discover its meaning, even if the goal is never fully realized.
Topics: Past, Goal, Needs
