When did David Hume die?

David Hume was a prominent Scottish philosopher, historian, economist, and essayist. He passed away on August 25, 1776, at the age of 65, having been born on May 7, 1711. During his lifetime, he became best known for his multi-volume History of England rather than his foundational philosophical treatises.

What we know

• David Hume died on August 25, 1776. [1, 2]
• David Hume was born on May 7, 1711. [1, 2]
• During his lifetime, Hume was chiefly known as a historian and essayist due to the bestseller status of his History of England. [2, 4]

Where to go next

• the bigger pictureWhat was David Hume's philosophy of empiricism?
• how we knowHow did The History of England become a bestseller?
• compared withWho were David Hume's contemporaries in Scottish philosophy?
• how it workedWhat is the is-ought problem proposed by Hume?
• what followedHow did Immanuel Kant respond to Hume's work?
• an unexpected connectionWho was the ornithologist named Hume who founded the Indian National Congress?Allan Octavian Hume shares a famous surname with the philosopher David Hume and was a British political reformer and ornithologist in India.

Sources

• [1]David Hume (Wikidata Q37160) · CC0 1.0
• [2]David Hume · CC BY-SA 4.0
• [3]Allan Octavian Hume · CC BY-SA 4.0
• [4]The History of England (Hume) · CC BY-SA 4.0
• [5]David Hume of Godscroft · CC BY-SA 4.0