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Nostradamus
Introduction of a Wikipedia article. Complete article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nostradamus
Michel de Nostredame,
us
Latinised to Nostradamus, was a French apothecary and reputed
se
who
publi
collections of prophecies
th
have
si
become famous worldwide. He is
be
known for his
bo
Les
Pr
( "The Prophecies "), the first
editi
of which
app
in 1555. Since the publication of this book, which has rarely been out of print since his death, Nostradamus has
attr
a
followi
that, along with the popular press,
credi
him
wi
predict
many major world events. The
prophec
have in some
cas
be
assimilated to the
res
of
apply
the alleged Bible code, as well as to other purported prophetic works. Most
acade
sour
maintain that the associations
ma
between world events and Nostradamus's quatrains are
lar
the
res
of misinterpretations or mistranslations (sometimes deliberate) or else are so tenuous as to render them
us
as
evide
of any
genui
predict
power. Moreover, none of the
sou
li
offers any
evide
th
anyone has ever interpreted any of Nostradamus's quatrains
speci
enou
to allow a clear identification of any event in advance.
