Beatrice Edgell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Beatrice Edgell

British psychologist

Date of Birth: 26-Oct-1871

Place of Birth: Tewkesbury, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 10-Aug-1948

Profession: psychologist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Beatrice Edgell (26 October 1871 – 10 August 1948) was a British psychologist, researcher and university teacher.
She taught at Bedford College in the University of London from 1897 to 1933.
She was the first British woman to earn a PhD in psychology and the first British woman to be named a professor of psychology.
She was also the first female president of the British Psychological Society, the Aristotelian Society, the Mind Association and the Psychological Division of the British Association for the Advancement of Science.