Julian Pender Hume is an English palaeontologist, artist and writer who lives in Wickham, Hampshire. He was born in Ashford, Kent, and grew up in Portsmouth, England. His career began as an artist, specialising in the reconstruction of extinct species, after which he undertook a degree in palaeontology at the University of Portsmouth, followed by a PhD in the same subject, jointly hosted by the University of Portsmouth and the Natural History Museum, London and Tring. He has travelled extensively, working on fossil excavations, but his main area of research is the Mascarene Islands of Mauritius, Réunion, and Rodrigues, where in particular he has studied the history of the Dodo Raphus cucullatus.

He has contributed both scientifically and artistically to a large number of palaeontological papers, popular books and magazines, and has published a critically acclaimed book ‘Lost Land of the Dodo,’ coauthored with Anthony Cheke, on the subject of extinct Mascarene species.

His latest contribution, which includes his own artwork, is a book entitled ‘Extinct Birds’ Poyser Monographs, Christopher Helm, London, coauthored with Michael Walters and due February 2012.

Artwork

His paintings of recently extinct species, especially birds, are a combination of art and science, with each painting reproduced in the most scientifically accurate way. His subjects include extinct species from islands around the world, especially the Hawaiian Islands and the Mascarenes. The dodo in particular has been illustrated on a number of occasions.

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Magazine articles

• Hume J P (2009) The great Dodo dispute. BBC History 10 (3): 50-53.
• Hume J P (2009) In search of the Dodo. Darwin 200 BBC Knowledge 4: 26-31.

Postage stamp issues

• Hume J P (25th June 2007) Mauritius. The Dodo Raphus cucullatus. Set of four Rs 5; Rs 10; Rs 15; Rs 25; all showing classic images of the dodo from the last 400 years. Souvenir Sheet Rs 25 of Dodo in dry forest by J P Hume.
• Hume J P (16th July 2009) Mauritius. Extinct Mauritian Giant Tortoises. Set of four Rs 5; Rs 10; Rs 15; Rs 25; all showing extinct giant tortoises of Mauritius and Rodrigues. Souvenir Sheet Rs 50 showing Rodrigues giant tortoises and the extinct blue rail.

Filmography

Date	Title	Role	Notes
2 Octocber 2001	Extinct UK Channel 4 Channel 4 Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...	Presenter/consultant	Episode 1 (of 6): "The Dodo"
4 November 2001	The Dodo's Guide to Surviving Extinction UK BBC Four BBC Four BBC Four is a British television network operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation and available to digital television viewers on Freeview, IPTV, satellite and cable....	Himself (as Dr Julian Hume)	A TV programme shown as part of a night of programming dedicated to extinction.
18 March 2010	Museum of Life UK BBC One BBC One BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...	Himself (as Dr Julian Hume)	A TV programme about scientific activities in the Natural History Museum, London.
	All Creatures Great and Small	Himself
	A Museum in a Modern World	Himself
September 2011	Museum Secrets History (UK TV channel)	Himself (as Dr Julian Hume)	Episode 5 (of 6): "The Dodo"

See Also

• Dodo
  Dodo
  The dodo was a flightless bird endemic to the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius. Related to pigeons and doves, it stood about a meter tall, weighing about , living on fruit, and nesting on the ground....
  
  
• Julianhume.co.uk
• Extinct Birds

External Links

• Julianhume.co.uk
• Books by Julian Hume from Amazon