Nostradamus and Baba Vanga: The Controversial Lives and Prophecies of the Modern Era's Most Famous Seers

Nostradamus, a 16th century physician, astrologer, sage, and seer, is perhaps the most renowned clairvoyant in history, as he apparently forecasted numerous transformative affairs centuries ahead of his time. In one such prophesy, he referenced “a young child born of poor people from the depths of the West of Europe, who would go on to “seduce a great troop by his tongue,” which many now believe alluded to the rise of Adolf Hitler.

It's safe to say that there have been countless prophets an...