French physician and humanist. St. Rémy de Provence, 14 December 1503 - Salon de Crau, 2 July 1566. Studied in Avignon and Montpellier; lived for some time in Agen. After travelling in France, Italy, and Sicily (1534-1544), he settled down in Salon. The publication in 1555 of the 'Prophéties' assured his reputation. Cf. Dictionnaire des lettres françaises publié sous la direction de Mgr. G. Grente. Le seizième siècle, 1951, pages 538-539; A. Cioranesco, Bibliographie de la littérature française du seizième siècle, 1959, pages 528-531.