Nostradamus

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Nostradamus was a 16th-century French astrologer and physician best known for his cryptic prophetic verses, which many believe predicted major historical events.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Nostradamus canonical 4
Michel Nostradamus 1
Michel de Nostredame 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf astrologer
human
physician
poet
prophet (reputed)
writer
alsoKnownAs Michel Nostradamus
linked to: Nostradamus

Nostredame
linked to: Nostradamus
birthName Michel de Nostredame
linked to: Nostradamus
burialPlace Collégiale Saint-Laurent, Salon-de-Provence
causeOfDeath natural causes
century 16th century
citizenship France
countryOfBirth Kingdom of France
countryOfDeath Kingdom of France
dateOfBirth 1503-12-14
dateOfDeath 1566-07-02
educatedAt University of Avignon
University of Montpellier
era Renaissance
ethnicOrigin Jewish (converso family background)
familyName de Nostredame
linked to: Nostradamus
fieldOfWork astrology
medicine
prophecy
genre poetry
prophetic literature
givenName Michel
influenced later occult and esoteric traditions
knownFor Les Prophéties
astrological predictions
prophetic quatrains
languageOfWork French
notableWork Les Prophéties
numberOfChildren 6
occupation apothecary
astrologer
author
physician
placeOfBirth Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
placeOfDeath Salon-de-Provence
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Agen
Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
Salon-de-Provence
spouse Anne Ponsarde
subjectOf debates about prophecy and prediction
numerous biographies
writingStyle cryptic quatrains

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nostradamus birthName Michel de Nostredame
linked to: Nostradamus
Nostradamus familyName de Nostredame
linked to: Nostradamus
Nostradamus alsoKnownAs Michel Nostradamus
linked to: Nostradamus
Nostradamus alsoKnownAs Nostredame
linked to: Nostradamus
Negrodamus basedOn Nostradamus