Born in Switzerland in 1712, he was abandoned in Geneva when his father was
Born in Switzerland in 1712, he was abandoned in Geneva when his father was exiled, and he later abandoned five of his own illegitimate children by Thérèse Levasseur. The librettist for the operas Les Muses Ga-lantes and Le De-vin du Village \-- for 10 points -- name this Enlightenment philosopher, author of the Political Treatises.
Born in Switzerland in 1712, he was abandoned in Geneva when his father was exiled, and he later abandoned five of his own illegitimate children by Thérèse Levasseur.