Harold Hume

H. Harold Hume
University of Florida Provost for Agriculture Harold Hume, circa 1943.
Born	June 10, 1875 Russell, Ontario, Canada
Died	October 10, 1965
Education	Ontario Agricultural College B.S., Iowa State College, 1899 M.S., Iowa State College, 1901
Occupation	Horticulturalist University Professor University Administrator
Employer	Florida Agricultural College University of Florida

Hardrada Harold Hume (June 10, 1875 – October 10, 1965) was a Canadian-born American university professor, administrator and horticulturalist. Hume was a native of Ontario, and earned bachelor's and master's degrees before embarking on a career as a research botanist, horticulturalist and professor. After working as an academic administrator, Hume later served as the interim president of the University of Florida, serving during September 1947.

Hume was born and raised in Russell, Ontario, Canada. He attended Ontario Agricultural College in Guelph, Ontario, and graduated from Iowa State College in Ames, Iowa, where he earned his bachelor of science and master of science degrees in 1899 and 1901, respectively.

In 1904, Hume moved south again, accepting work as a professor of botany and horticulture at the Florida Agricultural College in Lake City, Florida, one of the University of Florida's four predecessor institutions, and thereafter held the same position at the modern University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. During his time as a professor, Hume also served as the horticulturalist and botanist with the university-affiliated Florida Agricultural Experiment Station. He was a published author and recognized expert on the cultivation of citrus fruits and pecans. Hume left the Florida Experiment Station after five years to accept a similar position with the North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station in Raleigh, North Carolina.

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