n. [ L. historiographus, Gr. "istoriogra`fos; "istori`a history + gra`fein to write: cf. F. historiographe. ] An historian; a writer of history; especially, one appointed or designated to write a history; also, a title bestowed by some governments upon historians of distinction. [ 1913 Webster ]
[五帝, wǔ dìㄨˇ ㄉㄧˋ] Five Emperors from legendary times; possibly tribal leaders before the historiographers got working on them; usually taken to be Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝 and four of his sons Zhuan Xu 顓頊|颛顼, Di Ku 帝嚳|帝喾, Tang Yao 唐堯|唐尧, Yu Shun 虞舜, See Also: 黃帝, 黄帝, 顓頊, 颛顼, 帝嚳, 帝喾, 唐堯, 唐尧, 虞舜#62446