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Nostradamus, Michael

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Nostradamus, Michael (1503–1566)

French physician and astrologer who was consulted by Catherine de' Medici and Charles IX of France. His book of prophecies in verse, Centuries (1555), makes cryptic predictions about world events up to the year 3797.

Nostradamus was born in St Remy, Provence. His reputation as a physician during plague epidemics gained the attention of the court. His books were banned by the Roman Catholic Church.



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