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Fourier was born in Besançon, France, on 7 April 1772. The son of a small businessman, Fourier was more interested in architecture than in his father's trade. Teaching himself, he became a master of musical theory; his greatest interest as a boy was geography, in pursuit of which he sought entry to the École du génie militaire de Mézières even though it enrolled only sons of noblemen. Fourier later said he was grateful that he did not pursue engineering because

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