Alexandre Balthazar Laurent Grimod de La Reynière (20 November 1758, Paris – 25 December 1837), trained as a lawyer, acquired fame during the reign of
Napoleon, for his sensual and public gastronomic lifestyle. Son of
Laurent Grimod de La Reynière, he inherited the family fortune on the death of his father, a
fermier général, in 1792. He was a member of the .