Michel de Nostredame | |
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Born | December 1503 |
Died | July 1566 (aged 62) Salon-de-Provence, Provence, Kingdom of France (modern-day France) |
Cause of death | Oedema |
Nationality | French |
Occupation(s) | Physician, apothecary, author, translator, astrological consultant |
Known for | Prophecy, treating plague |
Notable work | Lés Propheties |
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Michel de Nostredame (December 1503 – July 1566), usually latinised as Nostradamus, was a French physician, apothecary, author, translator, and astrological consultant. Some people believe that Nostradamus was even a seer, but this was never proven. He is best known for his book called Les Propheties (The Prophecies), first published in 1555, a collection of 942 quatrains (a type of poem). The quatrains allegedly predict future events.