Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin was born on April 1st, 1755, in the town of Belley, in eastern France 🇫🇷.
He came from a respected bourgeois family and early on showed an interest in law, politics, and literature 📚.
He studied law in Dijon, then returned to his home region where he worked as a lawyer and later as a judge ⚖️.
During the French Revolution, due to political instability and threats, he was forced to flee the country 🕊️.
Between 1793 and 1796, he lived in exile in Switzerland and the United States, working various jobs, including as a music teacher 🎻.
In America, he closely observed social customs, especially how people ate — something that would deeply influence his later writings 👀.
After returning to France, he was reinstated as a judge, and spent the rest of his life in Paris, partly in public service and partly focused on”
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