Hume, Allan Octavian

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A. O. Hume

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Allan Octavian Hume (1829–1912) was a civil servant in British India, ornithologist and political reformer. He participated in the early Theosophical movement and received letters attributed to the Mahatmas. He later helped establish the Indian National Congress.

Some links:

• CTD article in Russian: Хьюм, Аллан Октавиан
• Theosophy Wiki: Allan Octavian Hume

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Contributions to The Theosophist, volume 1

• "to introduce to you Colonel Henry S Olcott". January 1880, vol. 1, no. 4, p. 94. ID: 001-0094-01.

Sources

• Biographical source.
• Theosophy Wiki: Allan Octavian Hume.
• The Theosophist, vol. 1 (1879–1880): the cited articles and the volume’s Names of Contributors.
• The Theosophist 1879 - 1885 Reference.xlsx, volume 1 entries; used as a finding aid, with attributions checked against the journal.