Answer: A. Voltaire
Answer: (A) Voltaire
It may be said that Voltaire was the founder of modern historiography. The French philosopher Voltaire (François-Marie Arouet) held that history should be written on the basis of objective truth and that it should include not only the deeds of kings and wars but also the social traditions, trade, economy, agriculture and other aspects of human life. (Leopold Ranke later stressed the critical use of original documents; he is not the answer expected here.)