Brillat-Savarin Jean Anthelme

Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin was a French lawyer, politician, and writer best known for *Physiologie du goût* (*The Physiology of Taste*), a classic work on gastronomy that helped define the genre of the gastronomic essay. He is remembered for his witty reflections on food, dining, and taste, and is widely regarded as one of the founding figures of modern gastronomic writing.