chronologist

American  

[kruh-nol-uh-jist] / krəˈnɒl ə dʒɪst /

Or chronologer

noun

1. a person versed in chronology.

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Etymology

Origin of chronologist

First recorded in 1605–15; chronolog(y) + -ist

Example Sentences

Tom Higham, an archaeological chronologist and director of the Oxford Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit, UK, says that recalibration is fundamental for understanding the chronology of hominins living 40,000 years ago, among other things.

From Nature

“This is a particularly exciting time to be working on the past,” says archaeological chronologist Tom Higham.

From Nature

A new calibration curve “is of key importance” for understanding prehistory, says Tom Higham, archaeological chronologist and director of the Oxford Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit, UK.

From Nature

That means if you’re a chronologist like me, the five-channel trip from NY1 — past the local news, TNT and “The Simpsons” — always terminates at Chandler, Joey, Monica, Phoebe, Rachel and Ross.

From New York Times

The Greek chronologist Theophanes alleges as a reason for this event that after his murder of his brother he became greatly hated at Constantinople, both for his persecution of Pope Martin and Maximus, “that most wise confessor, whose tongue he cut out, and whose hands he cut off, and condemned many of the orthodox with tortures, banishments, and confiscations, because they would not submit to his heresy”.

From Project Gutenberg