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Do you think if somebody is a Doctor of something ( has a doctorate, not medical doctor) that you should address them as Dr when talking to them?

For eg, if somebody holds a doctorate in history, or some other subject
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exexec · 61-69, C
If I am not on a first name basis with them, I address them as Dr. If I am introducing them to someone else, I also use Dr. unless I know the person prefers to be introduced without the title. It was a common occurrence in my work with lots of Ph.D. types.