Jean-Jacques Rousseau vs Samuel Johnson
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Compare the life timelines of Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778) and Samuel Johnson (1709–1784) 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
Samuel Johnson (1709–1784)
- — Born in Lichfield, Staffordshire Verified
- — Attended Pembroke College, Oxford Verified
- — Married Elizabeth 'Tetty' Porter Verified
- — Moved to London with David Garrick Verified
- — Wrote and published The Rambler essays Verified
- — Published A Dictionary of the English Language Verified
- — Awarded a government pension Verified
- — Met James Boswell Verified
- — Published Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets Verified
- — Died in London Verified