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The father of history. Herodotus - Greek historian. Herodotus, later famous as a historian to the point of becoming known by his admirers as the 'father of history', was born in Halicarnassus, (now Bodrum, Turkey), in about 484 B. C.
Herodotus, Father of History. Oxford, England: Clarendon Press, 1953. Supports the claim that Herodotus is the father of history. Discusses the criticisms of Herodotus in the light of the lack of precedents for his writing.