Jean jacques rousseau biography completamente
Jean jacques rousseau biography completamente.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
| Born: Jun 28, 1712 in Geneva, Republic of Geneva |
| Died: Jul 2, 1778 (at age 66) in Ermenonville, France |
| Nationality: French |
| Fields: Social contract theory, Romanticism |
| Famous For: his political ideas influenced the French Revolution |
Born on June 28th, 1712, at 40 Grand-Rue in Geneva, Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a prominent philosopher, author, and music composer whose political philosophy had a tremendous impact on the 18th-century thoughts and on the French Revolution in particular.
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Early Years and Education
Since his mother passed away nine days following childbirth, Rousseau and his brother, Francois, were raised by their father, Isaac Rousseau, who came from a middle-class family. During childhood, he used to read escapist stories rich in romantic notions regarding human life, which later influenced his work.
Rousseau left Geneva at the age of 15 and he was sheltered in Turin (the capital of the French region Savoy) by Fr