Jean Robert Tronchin

Jean Robert II Tronchin
Born(1710-10-03)3 October 1710
Died11 March 1793(1793-03-11) (aged 82)
Other namesJean Robert Tronchin-Boissier
Occupationpolitician
Known formember of the State Council of Geneva
Notable worksee Works
SpouseBoissier
FatherJean Tronchin
RelativesCousins:
François Tronchin,
Jean Robert I Tronchin,
Theodore Tronchin

Jean Robert II Tronchin (3 October 1710, Geneva – 11 March 1793, Rolle), also known as Tronchin-Boissier (Boissier was his wife's name), Attorney General, member of the State Council of Geneva was the son of Jean Tronchin (1672–1761). He busied himself on a friendly basis in Voltaire's interests and maintained a correspondence on artistic subjects with Denis Diderot.

Cabinetmakers of the period gave his name to a species of pretty light reading table with a rack for drawing ("tables à la Tronchin"). He was the first cousin of François Tronchin (1704–1798) and Jean Robert I Tronchin (1702–1788), and the distant cousin of Theodore Tronchin, all three of whom were respectively Voltaire's friend, banker and doctor.