The ultimate love for coffee: How did this addictive drink drive world history?

If you can’t imagine a day without a warm cup or cup of coffee, you’re not alone.

Many of the world’s most famous stories involve people who loved coffee.

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Did you know that Benjamin Franklin was addicted to this drink? Have you heard that Mozart, Bach, Balzac and Napoleon couldn't live without it? Let me tell you the story of their addiction and love for the aromatic coffee bean, the warm, brown, delicious liquid that smells like heaven.

Millions of them around the world People cannot do without this "drink of the gods" produced by the reaction of water and coffee beans.

It is believed that the first people to use coffee were the Oromo people, the ancestors of the Ethiopians.

Since at least the 10th century, people have been enjoying the benefits of the drink, which they believed gave them more strength.

Today, scientists have confirmed that drinking coffee has many benefits, But excessive caffeine intake may still have tragic consequences.

The history of celebrity drinking coffee began hundreds of years ago and continues to this day. At least two of the most famous classical composers in the 18th century You can't live without this stylish and luxurious drink.

Johannes Sebastian Bach loved coffee so much that he wrote an opera about it.

He wrote in The Coffee Cantata was composed in 1732.

This article describes the role of this drink in daily life.

The opera revolves around the story of a father and his daughter. < /p>

Being addicted to coffee, her daughter had to give up her love for the delicious drink and get married.

However, instead of stopping drinking, she decided to find a man who was as addicted to coffee as herself. Coffee.

At the end of the cantata, both characters sing a song describing how wonderful it is to drink coffee in Leipzig's Zimmermann Café, an academy musical performance.

Likewise, Ludwig van Beethoven had a great interest in coffee.

According to his biographer, his favorite drink was made from 60 beans, Napoleon Bonaparte Bar had many unusual habits.

The ruler of France could not live without politics, war, beautiful women or coffee.

This aromatic drink was his last meal.

One of the most famous stories related to Napoleon's addiction to coffee relates to his final days.

According to the website St Helena Coffee: Napoleon lying on his hospital bed, author Horace Ver, 1826.

(Public *** Domain) Napoleon died without the power he loved so much, yet, in the last agonizing days of his life, the luxurious taste of his favorite drink made him The pain of loss was even sweeter.

However, his penchant for coffee also tied him to the monarchy he had long hated.

King Louis XV ruled until 1774 In 1998, he liked the smell and taste of coffee so much that he established a coffee bean plantation near the Palace of Versailles in Paris. Balzac was one of the most famous writers in French history.

He was 19 Century lived and worked in Paris.

During his 51 years of life, he wrote more than 100 books.

He was popular with women and was always in debt Tired, he worked a lot and had to be social to satisfy his needs.

Balzac believed coffee gave him the inspiration he sought.

His lifestyle was unhealthy .

With so many activities involved, he often wrote between 1 and 8 a.m. and then took a nap.

To avoid falling asleep at night, he drank coffee.

(Public *** Domain) According to one of his dearest friends, the famous writer Victor Hugo, Honor could drink up to 30 cups of coffee a day.

Sadly Yes, one day his body was poisoned by caffeine.

The rich story of his life could have lasted for a long time, but his love and need for coffee ruthlessly shortened this time and also Impairing his ability to create more works.

Earlier, another famous French writer, philosopher and historian Voltaire (Fran?ois Marie Arouet) lived from 1694 to 1778 He was known to drink 40-50 cups of coffee per day.

He mixed coffee beans with chocolate.

According to his doctor, this energizing The drink was also the cause of his death, Fran?ois Marie Arouet (1694-1778).

(Public *** Domain) If Benjamin Franklin had lived Today he will I am probably a big fan of modern coffee shops.

During his stay in London he was a regular visitor to these places and he loved them.

The 26th President of the United States President Theodore Roosevelt drank a gallon of coffee a day.

According to Thomas Jefferson, coffee was the drink of the civilized world.

Over time, Americans became coffee consumers One of the leading names in coffee.

It started out as a symbol of wealth and fashion, and over time, pop culture created a new image for coffee.

Booker· T. Washington’s dinner with Teddy Roosevelt has become one of the most famous symbols of modern successful people.

(Spydersden) The number of influential people who love coffee is impressive , there are too many extraordinary stories related to this drink to describe them.

However, it is worth mentioning that even today, many people consider coffee to be more than just a drink to them , an almost mystical celebration that they believe will bring them strength, inspiration and creativity.

Above: coffee, cup, still life, 3d, blender.

(Public domain), author: Natalia Krimzak, historian, journalist, author.

She worked from December 2015 to April 2017 Working at Guogins.