Philosophers in Seine-et-Marne

The atlas holds 3 people and 5 moments here, from 1580 to 1778. The most recorded lives are Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Montesquieu and Michel de Montaigne.

Notable people

1. Jean-Jacques Rousseau

   from 1756 to 1778

   3 moments here

   Genevan philosopher, writer, composer, and a major figure of the European Enlightenment. Rousseau’s documented movements ranged across Geneva, Savoy,…

2. Montesquieu

   in 1700

   1 moment here

   Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu, was a French jurist, historian, and political philosopher.…

3. Michel de Montaigne

   in 1580

   1 moment here

   French Renaissance writer, magistrate, diplomat, and two-term mayor of Bordeaux, best known for the Essais.…

Moments

1. 1580 Arrival at Meaux Michel de Montaigne
2. 1700 Student at the College of Juilly Montesquieu
3. 1756 Residence at the Hermitage Jean-Jacques Rousseau
4. 1778 Move to Ermenonville Jean-Jacques Rousseau
5. 1778 Death at Ermenonville Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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