allan octavian hume, cb ics (4 june 1829 – 31 july 1912) was a member of the imperial civil service (later the indian civil service), a political reformer,collector madurai &amp; administrator south bombay harbour ports. he was one of the founders of the indian national congress. a notable ornithologist, hume has been called "the father of indian ornithology" and, by those who found him dogmatic, "the pope of indian ornithology".