Hume,John

Hume,John
Hume, John. born 1937.
Politician of Northern Ireland. Head of the Social Democratic and Labour Party since 1979, Hume shared the 1998 Nobel Peace Prize with David Trimble for working to establish peace in Northern Ireland.

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  • Hume, John — born Jan. 18, 1937, Londonderry, N.Ire. Leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) in Northern Ireland from 1979 to 2001 and corecipient with David Trimble of the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1998. A schoolteacher, Hume became a Roman… …   Universalium

  • Hume, John — ► (n. 1937) Político británico. Líder del Partido Socialdemócrata y Laborista (SDLP, católico moderado) en 1979 2001. En 1998 intervino en el acuerdo de paz de Stormont para Irlanda del Norte. Recibió el premio Nobel de la Paz en 1998. * * * (n.… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • John Hume — (* 18. Januar 1937 in Derry) ist ein nordirischer Politiker. Er war Vorsitzender und Mitgründer der Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), die sich für eine Wiedervereinigung Irlands ohne Gewalt einsetzt. 1998 wurde John Hume gemeinsam mit… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • Hume — Hume, David Hume, John * * * (as used in expressions) Carothers, W(allace) H(ume) Cronyn, Hume y Jessica Tandy Hume, David Hume, John …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Hume — Hume, David (1711 76) a Scottish writer on ↑philosophy and history. His most famous works are A Treatise of Human Nature and History of England. He believed in ↑empiricism, the idea that human knowledge comes only from what we see and feel, and… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • John Hume — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Hume. John Hume (2008) John Hume (né le 18 janvier 1937 à Derry) est un …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Hume — /hyoohm/ or, often, /yoohm/, n. David, 1711 76, Scottish philosopher and historian. * * * (as used in expressions) Carothers Wallace Hume Cronyn Hume and Jessica Tandy Hume David Hume John * * * …   Universalium

  • john — /jon/, n. Slang. 1. a toilet or bathroom. 2. (sometimes cap.) a fellow; guy. 3. (sometimes cap.) a prostitute s customer. [generic use of the proper name] * * * I known as John Lackland born Dec. 24, 1167, Oxford, Eng. died Oct. 18/19, 1216,… …   Universalium

  • John — /jon/, n. 1. the apostle John, believed to be the author of the fourth Gospel, three Epistles, and the book of Revelation. 2. See John the Baptist. 3. (John Lackland) 1167? 1216, king of England 1199 1216; signer of the Magna Carta 1215 (son of… …   Universalium

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