Louis Rousseau
French socialist
Louis Jean Népomoucène Marie Rousseau (April 18, 1787 – September 24, 1856) was a French naval officer and veteran of the Napoleonic Wars, a utopian socialist, theorist of social Catholicism and founder of the community of Keremma.
Life
Saint-Simonism and Fourierism
Louis Rousseau was born on 18 April 1787 in Angerville, a postmaster's son. He joined the navy at the age of 17 and participated in Napoléon's campaign against Britain. In December 1805 he was captured during the French campaign to Santo Domingo and spent eight years as a prisoner of war in Portsmouth. He made 22 escape attempts, all unsuccessful. He returned to France in 1814 and took part in the Hundred Days of Napoléon's return. Rousseau then returned to Angerville and became a farmer and brewer. In 1817 he married Emma Michau. His business was going badly, so in 1822 he sold it and moved to Brittany. In 1823 he founded the community of Keremma (i.e., 'Ville d’ Emma' -- City of Emma') near Tréflez.
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