Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778) was a Genevan author and philosopher.

Rousseau may also refer to:

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People and fictional characters

  • Rousseau (surname), a list of people and fictional characters with the surname
  • Rousseau O. Crump (1843–1901), American politician and businessman
  • Rousseau H. Flower (1913–1988), American paleontologist

Places

United States

  • Rousseau, Kentucky, an unincorporated community
  • Lake Rousseau, Florida
  • Rousseau Range, Alaska

Other

  • Rousseau (electoral district), a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada
  • Rousseau Peak, Antarctica

Other uses

  • Rousseau Institute, a private school in the Swiss city of Geneva
  • Rousseau Metal Inc., a Canadian company founded by André Rousseau
  • Rousseau SA, a French manufacturer of agricultural machinery which, in 1962, invented the rotary mower
  • An alternative name for French wine made from the grape Chardonnay

See also

  • Roseau (disambiguation)