Nostredame

Jean De Nostredame
... Jean de Nostredame (1522–1576/7) was a Provençal historian and writer ... He was the younger brother of Michel de Nostredame ... He followed the footsteps of his father, Jaume de Nostredame, as a notary public and served as a procurator of the Cour de Parlement of Provence in Aix ...

Nostradamus - Biography - Childhood
... in the south of France, where his claimed birthplace still exists, Michel de Nostredame was one of at least nine children of Reynière (or Renée) de Saint-Rémy and grain dealer and notary ... around 1455, taking the Christian name "Pierre" and the surname "Nostredame" (the latter apparently from the saint's day on which his conversion was solemnized) ...

Nostradamus - Biography - Student Years
... At the age of 15 Nostredame entered the University of Avignon to study for his baccalaureate ... After leaving Avignon, Nostredame (according to his own account) travelled the countryside for eight years from 1521 researching herbal remedies ... After his expulsion, Nostredame continued working, presumably still as an apothecary, and became famous for creating a "rose pill" that supposedly protected against the plague ...