biography
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Nostradamus
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Latin name of Michel de Notredame
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pronunciation:
[nostradahmus]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1503–66)
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| biography:
| Physician and astrologer, born in St Rémy, SE France. He became doctor of medicine in 1529, and practised in Agen, Lyon, and other places. He set himself up as a prophet in c.1547. His Centuries of predictions in rhymed quatrains (two collections, 1555–8), expressed generally in obscure and enigmatical terms, brought their author a great reputation. Charles IX on his accession appointed him physician-in-ordinary. Books continue to be published applying his predictions to present-day situations. |
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