Gabriel Bonnot de Mably
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Gabriel Bonnot de Mably, sometimes known as Abbé de Mably, was a French philosopher, historian, and writer, who for a short time served in the diplomatic corps. He was a popular 18th-century writer.
Gabriel Bonnot de Mably, Musée de la Révolution française.
An official dressed as a Noblesse de robe; Gabriel Bonnet came from this class
Engraving of Gabriel Bonnot de Mably
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a Genevan philosopher, philosophe, writer, and composer. His political philosophy influenced the progress of the Age of Enlightenment throughout Europe, as well as aspects of
Gabriel Bonnot de Mably
…on scholarly pursuits. Based on the recommendation of Françoise-Louise de Warens, in April 1740, Mably's older brother Jean employed the 28-year-old Jean-Jacques Rousseau as tutor for his two oldest sons. Rousseau produced two short works addressed to Jean de Mably: "Memorandum Presented to Monsieur de Mably on the…
Portrait by Maurice Quentin de La Tour, 1753
The house where Rousseau was born at number 40, Grand-Rue, Geneva
Les Charmettes, where Rousseau lived with Françoise-Louise de Warens from 1735 to 1736, now a museum dedicated to Rousseau
Françoise-Louise de Warens