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Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin was a French lawyer, politician, and gastronome.
* He was born in Belley, France, in 1755.
* He studied law and became a magistrate.
* He was elected to the Estates-General in 1789.
* He fled France during the Reign of Terror.
* He returned to France after the French Revolution.
* He published his most famous work, *The Physiology of Taste*, in 1825.
* He died in Paris in 1826.
* He is considered one of the most important figures in the history of gastronomy.

The discovery of a new dish does more for the happiness of the human race than the discovery of a star.

Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

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