ANTHELME BRILLAT-SAVARIN
\ˈanθɛlmɪ bɹˈɪlatsˈavəɹˌɪn], \ˈanθɛlmɪ bɹˈɪlatsˈavəɹˌɪn], \ˈa_n_θ_ɛ_l_m_ɪ b_ɹ_ˈɪ_l_a_t_s_ˈa_v_ə_ɹ_ˌɪ_n]\
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A French author (1755-1826). He was a deputy to the national convention in 1789; emigrated in 1793 and passed some time in the United States; returned to France in 1796. His writings were mostly anonymous; his title to fame is the work "Physiology of Taste", an essay on the social implications of gastronomy, written in elegant style with profound knowledge of the subject-matter.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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