Hamilton Hume, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hamilton Hume

Australian explorer

Date of Birth: 19-Jun-1797

Place of Birth: Toongabbie, New South Wales, Australia

Date of Death: 19-Apr-1873

Profession: explorer

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Hamilton Hume (19 June 1797 – 19 April 1873) was an early explorer of the present-day Australian states of New South Wales and Victoria.
In 1824, along with William Hovell, Hume participated in an expedition that first took an overland route from Sydney to Port Phillip (near the site of present-day Melbourne).
Along with Sturt in 1828, he was part of an expedition of the first Europeans to find the Darling River.