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David Hume
Scottish philosopher David Hume, oil on canvas by Allan Ramsay, 1766; in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh.
In 1746, the Scottish philosopher David Hume served as secretary to General James St. Clair during an abortive military expedition to Brittany. Later, in 1748–1749, Hume accompanied the general on a diplomatic embassy to the courts of Vienna and Turin.1