Nostradamus
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Michel de Nostredame, usually Latinised as Nostradamus, was a French astrologer, apothecary, physician, and reputed seer, who is best known for his book Les Prophéties, a collection of 942 poetic quatrains allegedly predicting future events.
Nostradamus's claimed birthplace, Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, photographed in 1997
Nostradamus's house at Salon-de-Provence, as reconstructed after the 1909 Provence earthquake
Century I, Quatrain 1 in the 1555 Lyon Bonhomme edition
Adam de Craponne
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Adam de Craponne was a French engineer. He built the eponymous Canal de Craponne to irrigate the Désert de la Crau. He was poisoned while fortifying Nantes for King Henry III of France during the French Wars of Religion
Plaque in honour of Adam de Craponne at Charleval, Bouches-du-Rhône.
Statue of Adam de Craponne at Salon-de-Provence, France
Trompe-l'œil of Adam de Craponne at Château de l'Empéri, Salon-de-provence.