| − | Michel de Nostredame, or '''Nostradamus''', (December 14, 1503 – July 1, 1566) was a [[France|French]] physician and author widely known for his prophecies. He recorded these predicitions in a four line rhyming verse called the quatrains, grouped in sets of 100 called centuries, 1000 quatrains in total. He wrote in his native French but to protect himself from witch hunters, he would confuse his verse with [[Latin]], Greek, [[Italian]] and anagrams. | + | Michel de Nostredame, or '''Nostradamus''', (December 14, 1503 – July 1, 1566) was a [[France|French]] physician and author widely known for his prophecies. He recorded these predicitions in a four line rhyming verse called the quatrains, grouped in sets of 100 called centuries, 1000 quatrains in total. He wrote in his native French but to protect himself from witch hunters and religious persecution, he would confuse his verse with [[Latin]], Greek, [[Italian]] and anagrams. |
| − | Nostradamus was born in the south of France, Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, a son of the village notary. They were a [[Jewish]] family that converted to [[Christianity]] during the times of the [[Inquisition]]. He was schooled in the Classics, Sciences and Astrology. At age fifeteen, he studied at University of Avignon. Nostradamus received his doctorate in medicine from the University of Montpellier. He married and had two children. His family would die in the plague that ravaged Europe at the time. Nostradamus would remarry and his new wife bore him six children. As a doctor, word would spread of his great healing abilities. | + | Nostradamus was born in the south of France, Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, a son of the village notary. They were a [[Jewish]] family that converted to [[Christianity]] during the times of the [[Inquisition]]. He was schooled in the Classics, Sciences and Astrology. At age fifteen, he studied at University of Avignon. Nostradamus received his doctorate in medicine from the University of Montpellier. He married and had two children. His family would die in the plague that ravaged Europe at the time. Nostradamus would remarry and his new wife bore him six children. As a doctor, word would spread of his great healing abilities. |