Full Name: David Hume
Born: 1711
Died: 1776
Hometown: Edinburgh, Scotland
Fave Subjects: Truth, Knowledge, Understanding, Minds and Bodies, How To Be Good, Power, Art and Beauty
Career Highlights:
- one of the first people to become famous for writing essays
- started university at age 12
- wrote 15 books, one of which was a best-selling history of England
- liked by everyone, even his enemies
- studied law at first, but really didn’t like it
Big Question:
How can we be sure that the information we receive is true?
Remarkable, right? And you can read even more about Mr. Hume in our ThinkAboutIt series for kids!