9. At the age of 13, he worked with a
Notary.
After that he worked for an
engraver.
At the age of 27, he took the job
of Tutor in Lyon.
From 1743 to 1744, he worked as
secretary for the ambassador of
Venice.
10. Music
In 1742, Rousseau moved to Paris in order to
present the Académie des Sciences with a
new system of numbered musical notation.
He wrote both the words and music of his
opera Le Devin du Village
Encyclopedie
Rpusseau contributed numerous
articles to Diderot and
D’Alembert’ great Encyclopedie.
11. Books
Julie, ou la nouvelle Héloïse. – 1761
Du Contrat Social – 1762
Emile: or, On Education
The Discourse on the Origin and Basis of
Inequality Among Men – 1755
