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Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a Genevan writer, philosopher and musician born on June 28, 1712 in Geneva and died on July 2, 1778 in Ermenonville. He is known for his works on political philosophy and education, in particular his major work "Du contrat social" and his novel "La Nouvelle Heacute;loïse". He is also famous for having written on human nature and on the ideas of liberty, equality and fraternity. He influenced many Enlightenment thinkers and contributed to the emergence of the French Revolution