Jean-Jacques Rousseau Birthplace - Geneva

Jean-Jacques Rousseau's birthplace is located on Grand-Rue in Geneva, Switzerland.  It was here the future philospher and author was born on June 28, 1712.  His parents were Isaac Rousseau, a watchmaker, and Suzanne Bernard, from an upper class Genevan family.  Jean-Jacques was born in a sickly state, but his mother fared worse, having died nine days later of puerperal fever.  When Rousseau was five his father sold their house, given to them by his mother's family, and moved into a working class neighborhood.  Isaac pocketed most of the money and it would not be until Jean-Jacques reached the age of 25 that he would receieve an inheritance from his mother.  The building now houses the Maison de Rousseau et de la Litterature, a museum devoted to his life.

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