Jean-Jacques Rousseau Philosopher 1712 - 1778 Never exceed your rights, and they will soon become unlimited. --Rousseau -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jean-Jacques Rousseau was born on June 28, 1712 in Geneva, Switzerland. His mother died shortly after his birth. When Rousseau was 10 his father fled from Geneva to avoid imprisonment for a minor offense, leaving young Jean-Jacques to be raised by an aunt and uncle. Rousseau left Geneva at 16, wandering from place to place, finally moving to Paris in 1742. He earned his …showed first 75 words of 968 total…

…showed last 75 words of 968 total…is beaten out of him by society. Click here to purchase this Paperback edition of "Emile" The Confessions of Jean-Jacques Rousseau - Author: Jean-Jacques Rousseau Click here to purchase this Paperback edition of "Confessions" Back to Resources Menu -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Related Websites The Rousseau Association Website - a bilingual, international, interdisciplinary society devoted to the study of Jean-Jacques Rousseau Rousseau and the European Enlightenment Rousseau's (Educational) Principles and Purposes The Library of Congress Citations of Rousseau