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Michel de Nostredame (December 1503 – July 1566), usually Latinised as Nostradamus, was a French astrologer, apothecary, physician, and reputed seer, who is best known for his book Les Prophéties (published in 1555), a collection of 942 poetic quatrains allegedly predicting future events.
Jun 19, 2024 · Nostradamus (born December 14, 1503, Saint-Rémy, France—died July 1/2, 1566, Salon) was a French astrologer and physician, the most widely read seer of the Renaissance. Determine whether Nostradamus predicted the French Revolution, rise of Adolf Hitler, and September 11 attacks
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- Nostradamus was a French astrologer and physician and the most widely read seer of the Renaissance. Nostradamus began his medical practice in Agen...
- Nostradamus, the French astrologer and physician, began making prophecies about 1547, which he published in 1555 in a book entitled Centuries. The...
- After some of Nostradamus's prophecies appeared to be fulfilled, his fame became so widespread that he was invited to the court of Catherine de Méd...
Nov 9, 2009 · Nostradamus was a 16th-century French astrologer and physician whose mysterious books of prophecies and predictions earned him fame and a loyal—and controversial—following.
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Dec 25, 2023 · Although his predictions offended rival astrologists and could have upset powerful people who might have wished him dead, Nostradamus didn’t meet his end in any suspicious or nefarious way. He died in 1566 at the age of 62, a completely respectable lifespan for a man in the 16th century.
- 1 The Death of Henry II. Henry II of France was a personal acquaintance of Nostradamus, who once addressed him in a letter as 'The most invincible Henry King of France'.
- 2 The Great Fire of London. It’s worth quoting the alleged Great Fire of London quatrain in full, because it’s one of the most mysterious prophecies of all.
- 3 The Coming of Adolf Hitler. Nostradamus has been credited with quite a few 20th Century predictions, and the rise of Adolf Hitler is often cited as one of them.
- 5 The Hiroshima and Nagasaki Bombs. 'Within two cities,' Nostradamus wrote, 'there will be scourges the like of which was never seen.' That description would certainly apply to what occurred in the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which were devastated by atomic bombs at the end of World War Two.
Dec 16, 2022 · 1. He started life as a shopkeeper. Before Nostradamus became the most famous soothsayer on the planet, his early life was mundane and conventional. He married in his early 20s and trained as a doctor before opening his own apothecary shop, the equivalent to today’s street pharmacy.
Nostradamus was a 16th-century seer. He and his prophecies—revered by some, ridiculed by others—are still well known today, centuries after he lived, and continue to be the subject of debate. Nostradamus was born in France in 1503.
