Allan Octavian Hume

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British civil servant founder of political party human ornithologist political reformer

Allan Octavian Hume was a British civil servant, political reformer, and ornithologist best known as a founding member of the Indian National Congress and an influential figure in late 19th-century colonial India.

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British civil servant → founder of political party → human → ornithologist → political reformer →
advocatedFor	constitutional reforms in British India → greater Indian participation in government →
birthDate	1829-06-06 →
birthPlace	Montrose, Angus, Scotland →
child	Maria Jane Burnley Hume →
coFounderOf	Indian National Congress →
collection	large collection of Indian bird specimens →
countryOfCitizenship	United Kingdom →
deathDate	1912-07-31 →
donatedTo	British Museum (Natural History) →
educatedAt	East India Company College, Haileybury → University College London →
employer	Indian Civil Service →
familyName	Hume →
father	Joseph Hume →
fatherOccupation	radical Member of Parliament →
fieldOfWork	botany → ornithology → political reform →
founded	journal Stray Feathers →
founderOf	Indian National Congress →
fullName	Allan Octavian Hume →
givenName	Allan →
knownFor	contributions to Indian ornithology → founding member of the Indian National Congress → political reform in British India →
languageUsed	English →
movement	Indian National Congress movement → Indian independence movement (early phase) →
notableWork	Stray Feathers (ornithological journal) → The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds →
occupation	botanist → civil servant → ornithologist → politician →
politicalAlignment	liberal →
positionHeld	Commissioner of Customs in India → magistrate and collector in the North-Western Provinces → member of the Indian Civil Service → secretary to the Department of Revenue, Agriculture and Commerce, Government of India →
religion	Unitarian (background/influence) →
residence	Etawah, North-Western Provinces, British India → London, England → Simla, British India →
spouse	Mary Anne Grindall →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Indian National Congress → Indian National Congress movement → Stray Feathers →	foundedBy
Indian National Congress → Indian National Congress →	founder
Indian Civil Service → Indian Civil Service →	notableMember
Stray Feathers →	associatedWith
Stray Feathers →	editedBy
Allan Octavian Hume →	fullName
Stray Feathers →	publisherRoleOf