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Jean-Jacques Rousseau

(1712–1778)

Works:

• A Discourse Upon the Origin and the Foundation of the Inequality Among Mankind (English)

• Emile (English)

• Émile eli Kasvatuksesta (Finnish)

• Les Rêveries du Promeneur Solitaire (French)

• Quotes and Images From The Confessions (English)

• The Confessions (English)

• The Social Contract & Discourses (English)

• Widger’s Quotations (English)

• Yhteiskuntasopimuksesta (Finnish)

Musical works:

• Daphnis et Chloè (1774-1776)

• Les Muses Galantes (1743)

Born June 28 1712 Genève (Switzerland)
Died July 2 1778 Ermenonville (France)
Occupation Composer Musician
Occupation Novelist Philosopher
Occupation Playwright Writer

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