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Tuesday, September 29, 2020

Basic timeline of Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Maurice Quentin de La Tour

This post is a basic timeline of Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778). There are 16 events listed below chronologically. Source: Wikipedia

• 1712: Born in Geneva, Switzerland
• 1727: Moved to Savoy, Switzerland
• 1739: Becomes a tutor in Lyon, France
• 1742: Moves to Paris, France
• 1742: Presents a musical notation to the Academie des Sciences
• 1743-1744: Works as secretary to Comte de Montaigne
• 1749: Begins writing articles for Encyclopedie
• 1750: Publishes Discourse on the Arts and Sciences
• 1754: Moves back to Geneva, Switzerland
• 1755: Publishes Discourse on Inequality
• 1761: Publishes Julie, or The New Heloise
• 1762: Publishes Emile, or On Education
• 1762: Publishes The Social Contract
• 1766: Moves to London, England
• 1769: Moves back to Paris, France
• 1778: Died at age 66 in Ermenonville, France