Jules Verne

8 February 1828 – 24 March 1905

Jules Verne (1828-1905) was a French novelist widely regarded as a founding father of science fiction. His Voyages extraordinaires series, including Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas and Around the World in Eighty Days, made him one of the most translated authors in history.

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Born in Nantes, France
8 February 1828

Jules Gabriel Verne was born in the port city of Nantes, the eldest son of a lawyer.

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Moved to Paris to study law
1848

Verne moved to Paris to complete law studies at his father's insistence, but was drawn into literary circles that included Alexandre Dumas.

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Married Honorine de Viane Morel
10 January 1857

Verne married Honorine, a young widow with two daughters, and took work as a stockbroker to support the household while writing.

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Signed with publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel
1862

Verne began his lifelong partnership with publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel, who launched the Voyages extraordinaires series.

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Published Five Weeks in a Balloon
31 January 1863

Verne's first novel with Hetzel, Five Weeks in a Balloon, was an immediate success and established his formula of adventure grounded in science and geography.

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Published Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas
1870

Verne's underwater epic featuring Captain Nemo and the submarine Nautilus appeared in book form, becoming one of his most famous works.

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Settled in Amiens
1871

Verne moved with his family to Amiens, his wife's hometown, where he lived and wrote for the rest of his life and later served on the city council.

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Published Around the World in Eighty Days
30 January 1873

Serialized in 1872 and published in book form in January 1873, Phileas Fogg's journey became a worldwide sensation and Verne's greatest popular success.

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Shot and wounded by his nephew Gaston
9 March 1886

Verne's mentally ill nephew Gaston shot him in the leg, leaving him with a permanent limp.

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Died in Amiens
24 March 1905

Verne died at his home in Amiens at the age of 77 from complications of diabetes.

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