Jean-Jacques Rousseau vs John Wesley
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Compare the life timelines of Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778) and John Wesley (1703–1791) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 66 years, from 1712 to 1778.
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778)
- — Born in Geneva Verified
- — Won the Academy of Dijon essay prize
- — Published Discourse on Inequality Verified
- — Published The Social Contract and Emile Verified
- — Fled to England at the invitation of David Hume
- — Died in Ermenonville, France Verified
John Wesley (1703–1791)
- — Born in Epworth, Lincolnshire, England Verified
- — Studied at Christ Church, Oxford Verified
- — Ordained a priest in the Church of England Verified
- — Led the Holy Club at Oxford Verified
- — Served as a missionary in the colony of Georgia Verified
- — Experienced his evangelical conversion at Aldersgate Street Verified
- — Began open-air field preaching Verified
- — Married Mary Vazeille Verified
- — Ordained ministers for the Methodists in America Verified
- — Died in London Verified