An earlier attempt to promote himself as the official historiographer of the order had failed but this work firmly established Ashmole as an expert.

He was born in Paris and was appointed official historiographer by Napoleon III, whom he accompanied during several campaigns.

Then, after "Phedre," he abruptly abandoned writing and became the king's official historiographer and a favorite of the court.

(1631), a fulsome eulogy which was rewarded by the author's appointment as official historiographer to the Spanish king.

He became the chaplain of Catherine de' Medici (1519-1589) and the official historiographer and cosmographer of the King.

In Holland, Grotius earned an appointment as advocate to The Hague in 1599 and then as official historiographer for the States of Holland in 1601.

There is no ground for the old theory that he was an official historiographer.

Huitfeldt was no official Danish historiographer, but at his time several official attempts at writing a comprehensive History of Denmark in Latin had come to little.

His literary success with this work led to his appointmernt in Rome as the official historiographer of the Society of Jesus.

His brother, Yahya Ibn Khaldun, was also a historian who wrote a book on the Abdalwadid dynasty, and who was assassinated by a rival for being the official historiographer of the court.