memorialists
Writers of remembrances
Memorialists are people who write memorials or memoirs.
The term usually refers to those who compose formal petitions or statements addressed to authorities, though it can also mean memoirists—writers of personal reminiscences: The memorialists presented their grievances to Parliament.
Written personal recollection
- autobiographySelf-penned life narrative
- biographyWritten life account
- chronicleOrdered historical record
- narrativeAccount of events
portraiture · profile · anecdote · recollection · testimony · ghostwriter · chronicler · depiction
Ordered historical record
- archiveStored historical records
- historiographyStudy of history-writing
- annalistRecorder of historical events
- chroniclerWriter of historical accounts
documentary · archivist · genealogist · antiquarian · scholar · academician · footnote · oral-history
Structure honoring someone remembered
- eulogyTribute for the dead
- obituaryNotice of someone's passing
- epitaphText honoring the deceased
- cenotaphTomb without a body
tribute · dedication · legacy · heritage · keepsake · memento · plaque · shrine
Expression of deep respect
- accoladeExpression of high esteem
- testimonialStatement praising someone's qualities
- panegyricElaborate formal tribute speech
- laudationFormal expression of praise
commendation · recognition · celebration · dedication · salute · praise · appreciation · reverence
memoir
Written personal recollection
- autobiographySelf-penned life narrative
- biographyWritten life account
- chronicleOrdered historical record
narrative · portraiture · profile · anecdote · recollection · testimony · ghostwriter · chronicler · depiction · documentary
chronicle
Ordered historical record
- archiveStored historical records
- historiographyStudy of history-writing
- annalistRecorder of historical events
chronicler · documentary · archivist · genealogist · antiquarian · scholar · academician · footnote · oral-history · ethnographer
monument
Structure honoring someone remembered
cenotaph · tribute · dedication · legacy · heritage · keepsake · memento · plaque · shrine · ceremony
homage
Expression of deep respect
- accoladeExpression of high esteem
- testimonialStatement praising someone's qualities
- panegyricElaborate formal tribute speech
laudation · commendation · recognition · celebration · dedication · salute · praise · appreciation · reverence · honoring
memorialistsfiction writers
Creators of imaginary narratives
novelists · fabulists · fantasists · mythmakers · romancers
memorialistsfuturists
Predictors of coming developments
memorialistsrevisionists
Those who reexamine accepted views
censors · suppressors · propagandists · forgetters · redactors