Procope

Japanese: Procope
Procope

…In France, cafés first appeared in Marseille, a trade port with the Middle East, in the mid-17th century. In 1672, simple street cafés appeared in Paris, but in 1686, a Sicilian named Procope opened a full-scale café in what is now the Rue Ancienne-Comédie, marking the beginning of the rise of cafés. Procope's café became a gathering place for writers and actors, and during the Enlightenment, Voltaire, Diderot, and Beaumarchais were regular customers, and it is said that the café also played a role in shaping public opinion. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Procope" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…フランスでは,17世紀半ば,中東との貿易港マルセイユにまず姿を現す。1672年,パリにも,ごく簡単な屋台のカフェが出現したが,1686年シチリアの人プロコープProcopeが,現在のアンシエンヌ・コメディ街に本格的な店を構えたのが,カフェ隆盛の発端となった。プロコープの店は,文人や役者のたまり場となり,啓蒙時代にはボルテール,ディドロ,ボーマルシェなどが常連となり,世論形成にも一役かったという。…

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