the Latinized name of Michel de Notredame (1503 - 1566), Frenchdoctor 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 havethought 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