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Answer the following in 25-30 words.
Why is Voltaire said to be the founder of modern historiography ?
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Solution
Voltaire suggested that to write history, all the aspects of human life should be taken into consideration and not just the chronology or objective truth. Social traditions, trade, economy, agriculture, etc. are also equally important to writing history. This is the reason he is said to be the founder of Modern Historiography.
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