Edith Thomson

Edith Elizabeth Bruce Thomson was a British historian that specialized in early-modern Scottish political history. She was the second woman to be awarded a Ph.D. in History from the University of St Andrews.

Academic career Thomson started her undergraduate studies at the University of St Andrews in October 1919. She graduated with First Class Honours in English and History in October 1923. In June 1924, Thomson was elected for the two-year-long Berry Research Scholarship in History. In July 1926 Thomson won a Research Fellowship from the Carnegie Trust to aid with research for her Ph.D. thesis; the Fellowship was renewed in July 1927.