Jean-Jacques Rousseau was born on June 28, 1712 in Geneva, Switzerland. His mother died shortly after his birth (Chew). When Rousseau was ten, 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 living during this period, doing jobs like being a footman to assistant to an ambassador (Chew). Rousseau died on July 2, 1778 in Ermenonville, France. 18th century Swiss philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau taught pa…
