David Hume Statue: Why do people rub the toe of Edinburgh's David Hume …
Jan 28, 2022 · Here’s why people rub the toe of the David Hume Statue, when it was built and why it’s become a controversial monument in 21st century Edinburgh. When was Edinburgh’s …
A Scottish Philosopher With a Lucky Toe - Atlas Obscura
Nov 26, 2018 · David Hume’s statue in front of St. Giles Cathedral on the Royal Mile. Richard Croft/cc by-sa 2.0. Local tradition dictates that the touch of David Hume’s toe will bring good …
Statue of David Hume - Curious Edinburgh
Sep 19, 2017 · David Hume (1711–76), incongruously portrayed in this statue as an ancient Greek philosopher rather than a mid-eighteenth-century man of letters, is perhaps the best …
Estatua David Hume - All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go …
Situate on the royal mile on the opposite side of the road to St Giles Cathedral is this statue of David Hume. He was a Scottish Enlightenment philosopher, historian and economist, He …
Edinburgh’s Local Heroes - Philosopher David Hume
Apr 26, 2016 · The man in the chair is David Hume, an eighteenth-century philosopher born in Edinburgh on 26 April* 1711. Hume has entered the world rankings of influential figures, and is …
Hume, giant of the Enligh-toe-nment - The Scotsman
Dec 28, 2006 · Yet more than two centuries after his death, a statue of David Hume has become a lucky charm for those who hope some of the great philosopher's wisdom will rub off on them.
David Hume Statue: Overview of David Hume Statue - scottish …
A green patinated Neo-Classical bronze mounted on a yellow sandstone base located outside the High Court of Justiciary on Edinburgh's Lawnmarket, the David Hume Statue comprises a 2¾ …
David Hume's Statue on the High Street | EdinburghGuide.com
May 19, 2008 · Statue of renowned philosopher and leading light of the Edinburgh Enlightenment, David Hume, complete with neo-classical toga. The oil painting of the philospher as an older …
Edinburgh, Lawnmarket, David Hume Statue - Canmore
Nine-foot statue of the Scottish philosopher, historian, and essayist (1711-76), cast in patinated bronze. Set on a 5.5 foot plinth of honey-coloured stone, bearing on the front a carved …
Alexander Stoddart - Wikipedia
Stoddart is best known for his civic monuments, including 10-foot (3.0 m) bronze statues of David Hume and Adam Smith, philosophers during the Scottish Enlightenment, on the Royal Mile in …