Brillat-Savarin, Jean Anthelme

Jean Anthelme Brillat - Savarin (1755 - 1826), a French writer, politician, lawyer, and epicure, was born in Belley, France. He is best - known for his masterpiece of gastronomy, La Physiologie du Goût (The Physiology of Taste, 1825), a book about the art of cooking and the pleasure of eating. He served as a magistrate and judge of the Court of Cassation and wrote several books on law and political economy.

Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, a French lawyer and politician, is the most famous French gourmet and gastronome of all times. The importance of his work can be guaged by the fact that it has been repeatedly re-analyzed through the years, even after his death.