Albert Cheneaux is an author and longtime researcher of the writings and prophecies of Nostradamus. For more than forty years, he has studied the Centuries, consulting dozens of works on the subject, primarily in French as well as English.

His research focuses on the language, symbolism, historical references, astrology, and semantic structure found throughout the writings of Michel de Nostredame. In 1999: The Final Message of Nostradamus, Cheneaux presents his analysis of more than 190 quatrains and sixains that he believes have not previously been satisfactorily deciphered.

Drawing on the work of historical and philological scholars—including Anatole Le Pelletier and Georges Dumézil—Cheneaux approaches the Centuries through close textual examination and historical comparison. His work explores Nostradamus’s references to major historical events, France and its monarchy, the papacy, Russia, Europe, and the future of the modern world.

For Cheneaux, the study of Nostradamus is not simply an examination of prophecy, but an investigation into one of history’s most enduring literary and intellectual mysteries. His decades-long engagement with the Centuries forms the foundation of this book and its interpretation of the messages he believes remain hidden within them.