Hume
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People
- Hume (surname)Hume (surname)Hume is a Scottish surname that derives from Hume Castle, Berwickshire, and it's adjacent estates...
- David HumeDavid HumeDavid Hume was a Scottish philosopher, historian, economist, and essayist, known especially for his philosophical empiricism and skepticism. He was one of the most important figures in the history of Western philosophy and the Scottish Enlightenment...
, a Scottish philosopher, economist and historian - Hume CronynHume CronynHume Blake Cronyn, OC was a Canadian actor of stage and screen, who enjoyed a long career, often appearing professionally alongside his second wife, Jessica Tandy.-Early life:...
, Canadian actor and son of the politician - Hume Cronyn (politician), Canadian politician and father of the actor
In fiction
- Hume (see IvaliceIvaliceis a fictional location in the Final Fantasy XII, Final Fantasy Tactics, and Vagrant Story universe. The world was conceived by Yasumi Matsuno when he joined Square Co. in 1995, and has since been expanded upon by several games, with more yet due with the Ivalice Alliance series...
), the name of the Human race in the computer role playing game series Final Fantasy - Desmond HumeDesmond HumeDesmond David Hume is a fictional character on the ABC television series Lost portrayed by Henry Ian Cusick. Desmond's name is a tribute to David Hume, the famous empiricist author and philosopher. Desmond was not a passenger of Flight 815. He had been stranded on the island three years prior to...
, a fictional character on the television series Lost - Nick Hume, the protagonist of Death Sentence (film)
Places
Australia- Hume, Australian Capital TerritoryHume, Australian Capital TerritoryHume is a suburb of Canberra in the district of Tuggeranong. The suburb is named after the explorer Hamilton Hume and streets are named after Australian industrialists and businessmen. Hume is a light-industrial suburb and there is no significant housing development...
, a suburb of Canberra - the City of HumeCity of HumeThe City of Hume is a Local Government Area located partially within the metropolitan area of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It includes outer north-western suburbs and a number of rural localities between 13 and 40 kilometres from the Melbourne city centre....
, a municipality in northern Melbourne - Division of HumeDivision of HumeThe Division of Hume is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. The Division is located in the central part of the state, just north of the Australian Capital Territory. The Division covers a predominantly rural area, with agriculture and coal mining the main industries...
, an electoral district in the Australian House of Representatives, in New South Wales - the Greater Hume Shire CouncilGreater Hume Shire CouncilGreater Hume Shire Council is a Local Government Area of New South Wales, Australia. The Council was formed in 2004 incorporating Culcairn Shire, the majority of Holbrook Shire and part of Hume Shire....
, a municipality in rural New South Wales - any of several prominent landmarks named after Hamilton Hume:
- the Hume HighwayHume HighwayThe Hume Highway/Hume Freeway is one of Australia's major inter-city highways, running for 880 km between Sydney and Melbourne. It is part of the Auslink National Network and is a vital link for road freight to transport goods to and from the two cities as well as serving Albury-Wodonga and...
, the main road between Melbourne and Sydney - Lake HumeLake HumeLake Hume is an artificial lake in Australia formed by the Hume Weir east of Albury-Wodonga on the Murray River just downstream of its junction with the Mitta River. The small towns of Tallangatta, Bonegilla and Bellbridge are located on the shores of Lake Hume...
, a large artificial lake and the associated Hume Dam
- the Hume Highway
Scotland
- Hume CastleHume CastleHume Castle is the heavily modified remnants of a late 12th or early 13th century "Castle of enceinte".The village of Hume is located between Greenlaw and Kelso, two miles north of the village of Stichill, in Berwickshire, Scotland....
, the historic 13th century eponymous fortress of the Home/Hume family in Berwickshire, Scotland - Hume, Scottish BordersHume, Scottish BordersHume is a village in Berwickshire, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. On the B6364, it lies seven miles from Kelso, Roxburghshire. It is close to other villages and amenities, e.g. Brotherstone Hill, Smailholm, Smailholm Tower, Floors Castle, Stichill, Lambden, Nenthorn, Ednam, Birgham and...
United States
- Hume, California (disambiguation), multiple locations
- Hume, IllinoisHume, IllinoisHume is a village in Shiloh and Young America townships, Edgar County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, the village population was 380.-History:...
, in Edgar County - Hume, MissouriHume, MissouriHume is a city in Bates County, Missouri, United States. The population was 337 at the 2000 census, at which time it was a town.-Geography:Hume is located at ....
- Hume, New YorkHume, New YorkHume is a town in Allegany County, New York, United States. The population was 1,987 at the 2000 census.The Town of Hume is on the northern border of Allegany County.- History :Roger Mills, the first settler, arrived in 1806...
- Hume, VirginiaHume, VirginiaHume is an unincorporated community in Fauquier County, Virginia. Hume is located five miles south of Interstate 66's Exit 18 and is named for the local Hume family. It runs along Virginia State Route 688. It is located east of the Rappahannock County line...
- Hume Township, Whiteside County, IllinoisHume Township, Whiteside County, IllinoisHume Township is located in Whiteside County, Illinois. The population was 472 at the 2000 census.- External links :***...
- Hume Township, MichiganHume Township, MichiganHume Township is a civil township of Huron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 801. The township is named after the first white settler in the area, Walter Hume, who arrived and built the first house in the 1850s...
- Hume LakeHume LakeHume Lake is an artificial lake in the Sequoia National Forest of Fresno County, California, adjacent to the unincorporated community of Hume. It is on Tenmile Creek, which flows into the Kings River. The surface elevation of the lake is...
, in California
Other uses
- Hume (soil)Hume (soil)Hume is a soil type that is well drained and slowly permeable. Hume is formed from the erosion of shale and sandstone. Hume soils occur naturally on slopes and alluvial fans.- Notes and references :*...
, a type of soil - Hume (language)Hume (language)Hume is a functionally-based programming language developed at the University of St Andrews and Heriot-Watt University in Scotland, and named after the 18th Century philosopher David Hume...
(Higher-order Unified Meta-Environment), a computer programming language