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Why is Voltaire said to be the founder of modern historiography?

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Voltaire, a french scholar, opined that it was important to consider the following aspects while writing history:

1. objective truth and chronology of events; 

2. prevalent social traditions, agriculture, trade and economic system. It was because of his view that all aspects of human life was considered for history writing. Therefore, he is said to be the founder of modern historiography.

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