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|description=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. | |description=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. | ||
Met [[Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna|H. P. Blavatsky]] and [[Olcott, Henry Steel|H. S. Olcott]] during their stay with the Sinnetts at Allahabad in December 1879. In October 1880 he sent his first letter to the Teachers through Blavatsky and discussed an Anglo-Indian theosophical society with [[Sinnett, Alfred Percy|A. P. Sinnett]]. {{ctd-source|1=[[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Zirkoff B. - Chronological Survey & Key to Abbreviations (BCW vol.2)|BCW 2:xxix,xxxiii-xxxiv]]}} | |||
|approximate duration=1829–1912 | |approximate duration=1829–1912 | ||
|ctd rus=Хьюм, Аллан Октавиан | |ctd rus=Хьюм, Аллан Октавиан | ||
|tsw en=Allan Octavian Hume | |tsw en=Allan Octavian Hume | ||
|mentioned in=[[Zirkoff B. - Chronological Survey & Key to Abbreviations (BCW vol.2)|Chronological Survey & Key to Abbreviations]] ([[Zirkoff B. - Chronological Survey & Key to Abbreviations (BCW vol.2)|BCW 2:xxix,xxxiii-xxxiv]]) | |||
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Revision as of 10:04, 16 October 2026
Allan Octavian Hume
(1829–1912)
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.
Met H. P. Blavatsky and H. S. Olcott during their stay with the Sinnetts at Allahabad in December 1879. In October 1880 he sent his first letter to the Teachers through Blavatsky and discussed an Anglo-Indian theosophical society with A. P. Sinnett. (B. de Zirkoff, BCW 2:xxix,xxxiii-xxxiv)
Some links:
- CTD article in Russian: Хьюм, Аллан Октавиан
- Theosophy Wiki: Allan Octavian Hume
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