SwitzerlandCommune d’Yverdon-les-Bains 12 · Yverdon-les-Bains · Your commune in Vaud
Which writer and philosopher took refuge in Yverdon in 1762, when his books were condemned in Paris?
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Quel écrivain et philosophe s'est réfugié à Yverdon en 1762, quand ses livres ont été condamnés à Paris ?
- aRousseauRousseauCorrect answer
- bVoltaireVoltaire
- cDiderotDiderot
- dMontesquieuMontesquieu
Why?
Jean-Jacques Rousseau fled France in 1762, after his book "Émile" was condemned in Paris. He found refuge in Yverdon with his friend Daniel Roguin, and then left for Môtiers.
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