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David Hume David Hume (; born David Home; – 25 August 1776) was a Scottish philosopher, historian, economist, and essayist who was best known for his highly influential system of empiricism, philosophical scepticism and metaphysical naturalism. Beg ...

(1711–1776), Scottish philosopher Hume may also refer to:

People

* Hume (surname) * Hume (given name) * James

Hume Nisbet James Hume Nisbet (8 August 1849 – 4 June 1923) was a Scottish-born novelist and artist. Many of his thrillers are set in Australia. Youth Nisbet was born in Stirling, Scotland and received special artistic training, and was educated under the ...

(1849–1923), Scottish-born novelist and artist

In fiction

* Hume, the name of the human race in the

Ivalice is a fictional universe Setting (narrative), setting primarily appearing in the ''Final Fantasy'' video game series. The world was created by Yasumi Matsuno and has since been expanded upon by several games as the ''Ivalice Alliance'' series. Iva ...

universe of the computer game series ''Final Fantasy'' *

Desmond Hume Desmond David Hume is a fictional character on the ABC television series '' Lost'' portrayed by Henry Ian Cusick. Desmond's name is a tribute to empiricist philosopher David Hume. He was not a passenger on Flight 815, but had been stranded on th ...

, a fictional character on the television series ''Lost'' * Eleanor Hume, a character from the role-playing video game ''

Tales of Berseria is an action role-playing video game developed and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and Windows. It is the twenty-fifth main entry in the ''Tales'' series and a prequel of '' Tales of Zestiria''. It was ...

'' * Nick Hume, the protagonist of the 2007 film ''Death Sentence'' * Hobart Hume III, a fictional character on the television series ''

Shining Time Station ''Shining Time Station'' is a children's television series jointly created by British television producer Britt Allcroft and American television producer Rick Siggelkow. The series was produced by Quality Family Entertainment (the American bran ...

Places

Australia

Hume, Australian Capital Territory Hume is a suburb of Canberra, and is adjacent to the District of Jerrabomberra in New South Wales.The suburb is named after the explorer Hamilton Hume and streets are named after Australian industrialists and businessmen. Hume is a light-indust ...

, a suburb of Canberra *

City of Hume The City of Hume is a Local government areas of Victoria, local government area located within the metropolitan area of Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. It includes the outer north-western suburbs, including the major cent ...

, a municipality in northern Melbourne * Hume County, a cadastral division of New South Wales *

Division of Hume The Division of Hume is an Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives, Australian electoral division in the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales. It lies on the outskirts of southwestern Sydney. Geography Si ...

, an electoral district in the Australian House of Representatives, in New South Wales *

Hume (region) The Hume is an economic rural region located in the north-eastern part of Victoria, Australia. Comprising an area in excess of with a population that has grown from (in 2011) to (in 2021), the Hume region includes the local government are ...

, a region in northeastern Victoria *

Hume Highway The Hume Highway, including the sections now known as the Hume Freeway and the Hume Motorway, is one of Australia's major inter-city national highways, running for between Melbourne in the southwest and Sydney in the northeast. Upgrading of t ...

, the main road between Melbourne and Sydney *

Lake Hume Hume Dam, formerly the Hume Weir, is a major dam across the Murray River downstream of its junction with the Mitta River in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The dam's purpose includes flood mitigation, hydro-power, irrigation, ...

, a large artificial lake and the associated Hume Dam

Scotland

Hume Castle Hume Castle is the heavily modified remnants of a late 12th- or early 13th-century castle of enceinte held by the powerful Hume or Home family, Wardens of the Eastern March who became successively the Lords Home and the Earls of Home. The vi ...

, the historic 13th-century eponymous fortress of the Hume/Home family in Berwickshire *

Hume, Scottish Borders Hume is a village in Berwickshire, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. On the B6364, it lies from Kelso, Roxburghshire. It is close to other villages and amenities, e.g. Brotherstone Hill, Smailholm, Smailholm Tower, Floors Castle ...

, a village

Singapore

* Hume MRT station, an underground Mass Rapid Transit station

United States

Hume, Fresno County, California Hume (formerly, Humes) is an unincorporated community in Fresno County, California. It is located east of Fresno, at an elevation of 5344 feet (1629 m). Hume is located in the 93628 ZIP Code, in area code 559. Hume is situated on the south s ...

, an unincorporated community * Hume Lake, in Fresno County, California *

Hume, Illinois Hume is a village in Shiloh and Young America townships, Edgar County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, the village population was 325. History The future site of Hume was most likely part of the Illinois Confederation in th ...

, a village *

Hume, Missouri Hume is a city in southwest Bates County, Missouri, Bates County, Missouri, and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area within the United States. The population was 283 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Geography According to t ...

, a city *

Hume, New York Hume is a town in Allegany County, New York, United States. The population was 2,094 at the 2020 census. The town is on the northern border of Allegany County. History Roger Mills, the first settler, arrived in 1806. The town of Hume was est ...

, a town *

Hume, Ohio Hume is an unincorporated community in Allen County, in the U.S. state of Ohio Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to t ...

, an unincorporated community *

Hume, Virginia Hume is a small unincorporated village in Fauquier County, Virginia. Hume is 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 east of the Rappahannock County line ...

, an unincorporated community *

Hume Township, Whiteside County, Illinois Hume Township is located in Whiteside County, Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, an ...

Hume Township, Michigan Hume Township is a civil township of Huron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 739. Communities *The village of Kinde is at the southeast corner of the township, though none of it is withi ...

Moon

Hume (crater) Hume is a small lunar impact crater that lies along the eastern limb of the Moon, along the southeast edge of Mare Smythii. It is located just on the far side of the Moon, but it is often brought into sight from Earth due to libration. Hume l ...

Other uses

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. See also * Loam Loam (in geology and soil science) is soil compo ...

, a type of soil *

Hume (programming language) Hume is a functionally based programming language developed at the University of St Andrews and Heriot-Watt University in Scotland since the year 2000. The language name is both an acronym meaning 'Higher-order Unified Meta-Environment' and a ...

(Higher-order Unified Meta-Environment), a computer programming language * Hume Bank, an Australian banking co-op * Lord Hume of Berwick, a title which was created twice, in the Peerages of England and Great Britain * Hume baronets, two titles, one in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia and the other in the Baronetage of Great Britain * Hume Formation, a geologic formation in the Northwest Territories, Canada * Hume Lake Christian Camps, a nonprofit parachurch operator of Christian camps and conference centers * Hume Street, Dublin, Ireland *

Hume School The Hume School is an 1891 former school building in the Arlington Ridge neighborhood in Arlington County, Virginia. It is the oldest school building in Arlington County. It has been the home of the Arlington Historical Society since 1960. T ...

, Arlington County, Virginia, United States, on the National Register of Historic Places