Jean-Jacques Rousseau: writings and public life (1749–1778)

1. Prize-winning Dijon Discourse published

   Jan 1, 1750Labels: Discourse on

   • Britannica
   • Britannica

2. Second Discourse on inequality published

   Jan 1, 1755Labels: Discourse on

   • Britannica
   • Philopedia

3. Letter to d’Alembert on theatre published

   Jan 1, 1758Labels: Letter to

   • Britannica
   • French Wiki

4. Julie; or, The New Heloise released

   Jan 1, 1761Labels: Julie The

   • SEP
   • Britannica
   • Wiki

5. The Social Contract published in Amsterdam

   Jan 1, 1762Labels: The Social

   • Wiki
   • Christie s

6. Émile published; Paris Parlement condemns it

   Jun 9, 1762Labels: mile

   • RousseauOnline
   • Britannica

7. Social Contract and Émile publicly burned in Paris

   Jun 19, 1762Labels: Book burning

   • 1762 Lit
   • SEP

8. Letters Written from the Mountain published

   Jan 1, 1764Labels: Letters from

   • Britannica
   • SJJR
   • French Wiki

9. Begins drafting The Confessions (first part)

   Jan 1, 1765Labels: The Confessions

   • French Wiki
   • Wiki

10. Forced out of Môtiers after hostility escalates

    Sep 1, 1765Labels: Expulsion from

    • Britannica
    • SEP

11. Rousseau leaves for England with David Hume

    Jan 13, 1766Labels: Trip to

    • Wikisource
    • Wiki

12. Marriage ceremony with Thérèse Levasseur

    Aug 29, 1768Labels: Marriage to

    • Wiki
    • Protestant Museum

13. Moves to Ermenonville under Girardin’s protection

    May 1, 1778Labels: Ermenonville residence

    • Garden History
    • Protestant Museum

14. Death at Ermenonville

    Jul 2, 1778Labels: Death at

    • Britannica
    • Garden History
    • Protestant Museum