Multiple choice general knowledge

Who is considered as the Father of History ?

  1. Aristotle

  2. Montaigne

  3. Hippocrates

  4. Herodotus
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Herodotus, a Greek historian from the 5th century BCE, is widely regarded as the 'Father of History' for his pioneering work 'The Histories,' which chronicled the Greco-Persian Wars. He is considered the first historian to systematically collect and verify information, and to arrange it in a narrative format. Aristotle was a philosopher, Montaigne an essayist, and Hippocrates the 'Father of Medicine.'

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