Jules Verne

Jules Verne was a French author who is often credited as being one of the progenitors of the Science Fiction genre.

The greater part of Jules Verne's works are part of his Voyages Extraordinaires -- 54 novels featuring highly capable Victorian scientist-adventurers attempting to break records or explore new lands. In all of these books, no matter how fantastic the destination or technology, Verne attempted to impart real knowledge of science to the reader. This deliberate mix of science with fiction was, at the time, almost uniquely Verne's, and has earned him the title "The Father of Science Ficiton."

• 1864: Journey to the Center of the Earth
• 1865: From the Earth to the Moon
• 1870: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
• 1875: The Mysterious Island

• February 8, 1828: Born in Nantes, France

• 1847: Studied law in Paris

• 1849: Earned law degree; Organizes a dining club called The Eleven Bachelors

• 1857: Married widow Honorine de Viane Morel

• 1861: Birth of son Michel Jean Pierre Verne

• 1870: Appointed "Chevalier" of the Legion d'honneur

• 1871: Father, Pierre Verne, died

• 1872: Member of Academie d'Amiens

• 1876: Son, Michel Verne, sent to Mettray Penal Colony

• 1886: Shot in the leg by mentally ill nephew, leaving him with a limp

• 1886: Publisher, Pierre-Jules Hetzel, died

• 1887: Mother, Sophie, died

• 1888: Elected town councilor of Amiens

• 1889: Opened Municipal Circus

• 1905: Taken ill as a result of diabetes; died on March 24 at home

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• 1954: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

• 1959: Journey to the Center of the Earth

• 1961: Mysterious Island

• 1967: Rocket to the Moon

• 1993: Eight Hundred Leagues Down the Amazon

• 2000: The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne

• 2010: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea:Captain Nemo