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Essay Archive - Nostradamus
Nostradamus
Michel De Nostradame, otherwise known as Nostradamus was born December
14, 1503. His family was of Jewish ancestry. His grandfather, Pierre de
Nostradame, had settled in Provence because by the mid-1400s, many Jews had
come to live there.
Nostradamus' father was Jacques de Nostradame. Jacques worked as a
scholary, since most people didn't know how to write he wrote things for them,
from love letters to formal documents. Jacques' income provided a good home at
the time. Nostradamus' earliest recollection of his home was the following:
Typical of all provençal homes in the sixteenth century was the room
wh....
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