Allan Octavian Hume
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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.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Allan Octavian Hume canonical | 17 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British civil servant
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founder of political party ⓘ human ⓘ ornithologist ⓘ political reformer ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
constitutional reforms in British India
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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 |
Geological Museum, London
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surface form:
British Museum (Natural History)
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| educatedAt |
East India Company College
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surface form:
East India Company College, Haileybury
University College London ⓘ |
| employer | Indian Civil Service ⓘ |
| familyName |
David Hume
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surface form:
Hume
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| father | Joseph Hume ⓘ |
| fatherOccupation | radical Member of Parliament ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
botany
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ornithology ⓘ political reform ⓘ |
| founded |
Stray Feathers (ornithological journal)
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surface form:
journal Stray Feathers
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| founderOf | Indian National Congress ⓘ |
| fullName | Allan Octavian Hume self-link ⓘ |
| givenName | Allan ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contributions to Indian ornithology
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founding member of the Indian National Congress ⓘ political reform in British India ⓘ |
| languageUsed | English ⓘ |
| movement |
Indian National Congress movement
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Indian independence movement ⓘ
surface form:
Indian independence movement (early phase)
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| notableWork |
Stray Feathers (ornithological journal)
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The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds ⓘ |
| occupation |
botanist
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civil servant ⓘ ornithologist ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | liberal ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Commissioner of Customs in India
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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
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London, England ⓘ Shimla ⓘ
surface form:
Simla, British India
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| spouse | Mary Anne Grindall ⓘ |
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Indian Civil Service
subject surface form:
Stray Feathers
subject surface form:
Stray Feathers
subject surface form:
Stray Feathers
subject surface form:
Stray Feathers