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Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer (1712–1778)

This article is about the philosopher. For the director, see Jean-Jacques Rousseau (director).

"Rousseau" redirects here.

For other uses, see Rousseau (disambiguation).

Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Portrait by Maurice Quentin de La Tour, 1753
Born	(1712-06-28)28 June 1712 Geneva, Republic of Geneva
Died	2 July 1778(1778-07-02) (aged 66) Ermenonville, Picardy, Kingdom of France
Partner	Thérèse Levasseur (1745–1778)
Era	Age of Enlightenment (early modern philosophy)
Region	Western philosophy
School
Main interests	Political philosophy, music, education, literature
Notable ideas	General will, amour de soi, amour-propre, moral simplicity of humanity, child-centered learning, civil religion, popular sovereignty, positive liberty, public opinion
Writing career
Language	French
Genres
Subject	Social change
Literary movement	Sentimentalis