David Hume

Scottish philosopher, economist, and historian

• Born: 1711-04-26 1711-05-07 1711-01-01 (Edinburgh)
• Died: 1776-01-01 1776-08-25 (Edinburgh) (reason for preferred rank: most precise value)
• Country of citizenship: Great Britain
• Occupation: economist; essayist; historian; librarian; philosopher; writer
• Member of: Royal Society of Edinburgh
• Employer: Advocates Library (period: 1752-01-01 through 1757-01-01); Embassy of the United Kingdom, Paris (period: 1763-01-01 through 1766-01-01)
• Educated at: University of Edinburgh
• VIAF ID: https://viaf.org/viaf/49226972
• ISNI: https://isni.org/isni/0000000121318235
• WorldCat Identities ID: https://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n79054039
• Library of Congress authority ID: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79054039