Procopio Cutò
French entrepreneur
Died when: 76 years 1 days (912 months)Star Sign: Aquarius
Procopio Cutò, also known as Francesco Procopio Cutò, Francesco Procopio dei Coltelli, or François Procope (9 February 1651 – 10 February 1727) was a chef from Sicily.
Billing himself as a modern Procopius, he founded in 1686 what has become the oldest extant café in Paris, Café Procope.
It became the first literary coffeehouse in Paris.For over 200 years the cafe-restaurant attracted notables in the world of arts, politics, and literature.
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