Robert Ernest Hume


Rev. Dr. Robert Ernest Hume was an Indian-born American author and professor of the History of Religions at Union Theological Seminary, Christian missionary in India, and congregational minister. His translation of The Thirteen Principle Upanishads is seen as the standard for the work.

Life

Robert E. Hume was born on March 20, 1877 in Ahmednagar, India to Christian missionary parents, Robert Allen Hume and Abbie Burgess. He received his early education in India through his parents' missionary schools and later attended Newton High School in Massachusetts. Hume received his BA, MA, and PhD at Yale, after which he attended Union Theological for seminary school.

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