the Latinized name of Michel
de Notredame (1503–1566),
French doctor and astrologer. In 1555, he published a book of prophecies entitled Centuries. Though these are phrased in such a n
obscure fashion that they are
open to numerous interpretations, many people have
thought that they predicted events that later occurred.
Interest in Nostradamus revived in the 1930s when many persons
thought his writings forecast the
rise of Adolf Hilter and the events of
World War II.
—PDC Volume 5 Approved Glossary