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Jean Jacques Rousseau () was a Swiss-born French philosopher.

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His most influential political work was the Social Contract () &#; which promoted the ideal of a more egalitarian republicanism. His philosophy had a direct influence on the French and American Revolution. Rousseau was an original thinker and challenged the orthodox religious and political views of the day.

For his controversial criticism of established religion, his works were often banned, and he sought exile in different European countries.

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He was also a musician and lover of nature &#; because of his freedom of spirit and thought, he is considered an influential figure of the European Enlightenment and a precursor of Romanticism.

Early life

Jean Jacques Rousseau was born on 28 June , in Geneva.

His mother died of fever nine days later.

At the time, Geneva was a Calvinist city-state ruled, in theory, by democracy, but in practice by a small number of wealthy families. Growing up in Geneva, Rousseau would have b