On June 28, 1712, Rousseau was born in Geneva Switzerland. He was born to a middle class family who had voting rights. His family was in the trade of watchmaking. At the age of thirteen, Rousseau was apprenticed first as a notary then eventually as an engraver. Because of his poor treatment, at the age of fifteen, Rousseau ran away from Geneva to France and Italy. He moved in with the De Waren family and at the age of 20, the woman of the De Waren family took him as her lover. He claimed that she was the love of his life. After quitting a job in Italy, Rousseau moved back to Paris where he met his lover Thérèse Levasseur. Levasseur bore Rousseu’s children but, was forced to give them up for the sake of her honor. Rousseau had a complete understanding
