France: Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1788), French philosopher, writer and composer. Oil on canvas, Pierre Michel Alix (1762-1817), c.1795

Jean-Jacques Rousseau (28 June 1712 – 2 July 1778) was a Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer of the 18th century.

His political philosophy influenced The Enlightenment in France and across Europe, as well as aspects of the French Revolution and the overall development of modern political and educational thought.

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