He seems never to have left the Geneva region, nor does he appear to have taken any part in public affairs except for the period between 1752 and 1768, during which he was a member of the council of the republic.
Скорее всего он никогда не покидал Швейцарию и не принимал никакого участия в общественных делах за исключением периода с 1752 до 1768, в течение которого он состоял членом совета республики.