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1711 – 1776David Hume (1711-1776)Died 25 August 1776, aged 65David Hume, the Scottish philosopher and historian, died in Edinburgh. His empiricist philosophy, scepticism, and writings on human understanding profoundly influenced later thinkers including Immanuel Kant. He also wrote an influential multi-volume History of England.