the father of history?

Daren Ventrice: The Greek historian, Herodotus, see why at;http://www.age-of-the-sage.org/history/historian/H...Herodotus settled down in Thurii and devoted his efforts to the completion of a great work entitled 'Inquiry' ( the Greek word for which is History ). Herodotus' wide-ranging work has subsequently been presented by scholars as a nine part work the first six of which are introductory and give rounded introductions to most of the peoples of the ancient world giving insights into their customs, legends, history, and traditions. The last three parts treat with the rivalries and conflicts between the Greek and Persian worlds from the early fifth century BC. Herodotus' work presents the development of civilization as moving inexorably toward a great confrontation between Persia and Greece, which are presented as the centers, respectively, of Eastern and Western culture....Show more

Alecia Kaehler: If he's still alive, ask him, but not about what it was like to ! be in combat. Pork Chop Hill was a rather unpleasant battle.

Tracy Huesso: Herodotus.

Georgianna Zollo: Moses, if you mean who was the first person to seriously write the history of a people, culture, etc.

Luke Gacusan: The Greek historian Herodotus was the first to write history as we know it and to advocate for history as an important discipline.