Smout, Professor Thomas Christopher (1933–)

Smout has been an important figure in the development both of Scottish historical studies and of the history of the environment. He was founder of the Institute for Environmental History at St Andrews University.

 

Forenames:

Thomas Christopher

Surname:

Smout

Title:

Professor

Dates:

1933–

Institutions:

Institute for Environmental History, St Andrews University
University of Edinburgh

Significant posts:

Historiographer Royal in Scotland
Professor Emeritus in History, St Andrews University
Founder, Institute for Environmental History, St Andrews University
Professor of Economic History, University of Edinburgh

Influences:

Chibnall, Marjorie
Elton, Geoffrey Rudolph
Thompson, Edward Palmer

Contemporaries:

Flinn, Michael

Themes:

Economic history
Environmental history
History of Scotland

Biographies:

Interviews with Historians

Bibliography

• Bibliography from Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH)

Significant publications

• Christopher Smout, A History of the Scottish People 1560–1830 (London, 1969)
• Christopher Smout, A Century of the Scottish People 1830–1950 (London, 1986)

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