Jules Verne Biography

Fast Facts

• Was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame in 1999
• Before becoming a writer, he studied as a law student
• Is best known for his work creating adventure novels, including "Journey to the Center of the Earth" and "Around the World in Eighty Days․"
• Moved to Paris at the start of the French Revolution of 1848
• Was heavily inspired by the literary works of Victor Hugo
• While writing, he found work as a stockbroker in the city of Amiens
• Would research his books at teh Bibliotheque nationale de France