Historical Figure
Nostradamus
d. 1566
French apothecary, astrologer and seer (1503–1566)
Renaissance
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Death
1566 July 2, 1566 →Biography
Michel de Nostredame, usually Latinised as Nostradamus, was a French astrologer, apothecary, physician, and reputed seer, who is best known for his book Les Prophéties, a collection of 942 poetic quatrains allegedly predicting future events.
Timeline
1503
1555
1566
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