Nostradamus was born in France in 1503. He studied medicine and was a very clever student. When he became a doctor he helped many sick people, even those that other doctors couldn't save.
He read many books about magic and started writing books himself. In one book he wrote about things that would happen the next year. Many of these things did happen and people came to see him because they wanted him to tell them about their own future.
He wrote many books about things which he could see in the future. He wrote about Napoleon and the kings of Europe. He also talked about a man called "Hister" who killed millions of people in the twentieth century.
Nostradamus also saw and wrote about his own death in 1566. He wrote that the end of the world would come in the year 7000.
