Jacques Rousseau
Jacques Rousseau (1683, Geneva - 1753, Isfahan) was a Genevan watchmaker. He was sent on a diplomatic mission to Isfahan in Persia (now Iran) by Louis XIV of France in 1708. There he became jeweler to Shah Husayn of Persia at around the same time as his first cousin Isaac Rousseau (father of the writer and philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau) was jeweler-clockmaker to the Ottoman Sultan Ahmed III in Constantinople (1705-1711).
Jacques Rousseau
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Jacques Rousseau (1683, Geneva - 1753, Isfahan) was a Genevan watchmaker. He was sent on a diplomatic mission to Isfahan in Persia (now Iran) by Louis XIV of France in 1708. There he became jeweler to Shah Husayn of Persia at around the same time as his first cousin Isaac Rousseau (father of the writer and philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau) was jeweler-clockmaker to the Ottoman Sultan Ahmed III in Constantinople (1705-1711).
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Jacques died in Isfahan, where his tombstone is in the Christian (Armenian) Cemetery. He was married to Reine de l’Estoile and his son Jean-François Rousseau and his grandson Jean-Baptiste Rousseau both also became diplomats to Persia and orientalists.
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1683
Jacques Rousseau was born on 1 January 1683.
1753
Jacques Rousseau died on 1 January 1753.
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Jacques Rousseau was born at Geneva.
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Jacques Rousseau died at Isfahan.
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Where material relating to Jacques Rousseau is held. Oeuvres de J.J. Rousseau ÿmile, ou l'éducation.
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 1048376176, Parc Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 1048376176, Parc Jean-Jacques Rousseau.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 16 August 2026.
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