Character details
- First Name
- Jean-Anthelme
- Last Name
- Brillat-Savarin
- Notes
- Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin (1755-1826) was a French lawyer and politician, who, as the author of "The Physiology of Taste" ("Physiologie du Goût"), gained fame as an epicure and gastronome. He served as a deputy to the Estates-General during the French Revolution (1789). His name is mis-spelled Brilliat-Savarin in "The Red Box."
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Character cases:
Ch. 3 - an engraving of Brillat-Savarin is mentioned by Archie as he describes the comforts of Wolfe's office. Presumably Stout injects him into the office because he was an early French gastronome. His name is mis-spelled Brilliat-Savarin in the book.
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The Ten for Aristology dinner is held annually on April 1st, his birthday.
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Fritz keeps a bust of him in his basement apartment.
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