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Jean-Jacques Rousseau
| French writer and philosopher-educator, composer, representative of sentimentalism Date of Birth: 28.06.1712 Country: France |
Biography of Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a French writer, philosopher, composer, and representative of sentimentalism.
He was born in Geneva in 1712 to Isaac Rousseau, a clockmaker, and Suzanne Bernard, the granddaughter of a pastor. Unfortunately, Rousseau's mother passed away shortly after his birth and his father had to leave Geneva in 1722.
From 1723 to 1724, Rousseau spent time at the Protestant boarding school in Bosses near the French border.
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Upon returning to Geneva, he prepared to become a legal clerk and then learned the trade of engraving in 1725. However, unable to tolerate the tyranny of his employer, Rousseau left his hometown in 1728.
As a representative of sentimentalism and a deist, Rousseau condemned the official church and religious intolerance.
In his works, such as "Discourse